The similes of Homer's Iliad, tr. with intr. and notes by W.C. Green1877 |
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Page 71
... Fell as the dropping of a deep black spring That down the steep cliff pours its waters dark . So he , sore groaning , ' mid the Argives spake . XXXIII Uneasy lies the Head that wears a Crown . The chieftains of the Panachæan host Slept ...
... Fell as the dropping of a deep black spring That down the steep cliff pours its waters dark . So he , sore groaning , ' mid the Argives spake . XXXIII Uneasy lies the Head that wears a Crown . The chieftains of the Panachæan host Slept ...
Page 75
... fell Sirius all ablaze Now sudden bursts , now hides him in their shade , So Hector now shone foremost in the van , Now , hidden , urged the rear - in flashing mail Bright as the bolt of th ' ægis - wielding sire . ܢ ܵܐ I WAI TUTTE ...
... fell Sirius all ablaze Now sudden bursts , now hides him in their shade , So Hector now shone foremost in the van , Now , hidden , urged the rear - in flashing mail Bright as the bolt of th ' ægis - wielding sire . ܢ ܵܐ I WAI TUTTE ...
Page 79
... fell . XXXIX He routs the Trojans . Still fled they o'er the middle plain , as kine By lion coming in the dead of night Flee all affrighted , but destruction dire For one is seen , whose neck with powerful teeth The beast first seizing ...
... fell . XXXIX He routs the Trojans . Still fled they o'er the middle plain , as kine By lion coming in the dead of night Flee all affrighted , but destruction dire For one is seen , whose neck with powerful teeth The beast first seizing ...
Page 81
... swelling wave , High flies the scattered spray beneath the force Of the wide - wandering wind - So frequent fell Vanquished by Hector's might his foemen's heads . A. 324 326 . τὼ δ ̓ ἀν ̓ ὅμιλον ἰόντε κυδοίμεον G. II TRANSLATED . 81 XL ...
... swelling wave , High flies the scattered spray beneath the force Of the wide - wandering wind - So frequent fell Vanquished by Hector's might his foemen's heads . A. 324 326 . τὼ δ ̓ ἀν ̓ ὅμιλον ἰόντε κυδοίμεον G. II TRANSLATED . 81 XL ...
Page 93
... fell , flakes that a driving wind Whirling the shadowy clouds sheds thick and fast Upon all - nurturing earth . So from their hands , Both Trojan and Achæan , streamed the shower . And all around the helms and bossy shields Beneath the ...
... fell , flakes that a driving wind Whirling the shadowy clouds sheds thick and fast Upon all - nurturing earth . So from their hands , Both Trojan and Achæan , streamed the shower . And all around the helms and bossy shields Beneath the ...
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