The Odyssey of Homer, Volume 1

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Charles Rivington, 1760
 

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Halaman 215 - Fill the wide circle of the eternal year: Stern winter smiles on that auspicious clime : The fields are florid with unfading prime ; From the bleak pole no winds inclement blow, Mould the round hail, or flake the fleecy snow; But from the breezy deep the blest inhale The fragrant murmurs of the western gale.
Halaman 235 - And, with consummate woe to weigh me down, The heir of all his honours and his crown, My darling son is fled, an easy prey To the fierce storms, or men more fierce than they, Who, in a league of blood associates sworn, Will intercept the unwary youth's return.
Halaman 228 - And rest affianced in her guardian aid. Send not to good Laertes, nor engage In toils of state the miseries of age : 'Tis impious to surmise, the powers divine 995 To ruin doom the Jove-descended line : Long shall the race of just Arcesius reign, And isles remote enlarge his old domain.
Halaman 162 - Or the pale radiance of the midnight moon. From room to room their eager view they bend Thence to the bath, a beauteous pile, descend ; Where a bright damsel train attends the guests With liquid odours, and embroider'd vests.
Halaman 236 - Will intercept the unwary youth's return." " Courage resume, (the shadowy form replied) In the protecting care of heaven confide : On him attends the blue-eyed martial maid ; What earthly can implore a surer aid ? Me now the guardian goddess deigns to send, To bid thee patient his return attend.
Halaman 48 - Phemius! let acts of gods, and heroes old, What ancient bards in hall and bower have told, Attemper'd to the lyre, your voice employ; Such the pleased ear will drink with silent joy.
Halaman 52 - Constrain'da smile, and thus ambiguous spoke : " What god to your untutor'd youth affords This headlong torrent of amazing words ? May Jove delay thy reign, and cumber late So bright a genius with the toils of state ! " "Those toils (Telemachus serene replies) Have charms, with all their weight, t
Halaman 31 - And hope, too long with vain delusion fed, Deaf to the rumour of fallacious fame, Gives to the roll of death his glorious name! With venial freedom let me now demand Thy name, thy lineage, and paternal land; Sincere from whence began thy course, recite, And to what ship I owe the friendly freight?
Halaman 192 - If e'er Ulysses, to reclaim your right, Avow'd his zeal in council or in fight, If Phrygian camps the friendly toils attest, To the sire's merit give the son's request.
Halaman 90 - Or who can say (his gamesome mate replies) But, while the dangers of the deeps he tries, He, like his sire, may sink...

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