The Odyssey of Homer: With the Hymns, Epigrams, and Battle of the Frogs and Mice

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Harper, 1874 - 432 strán (strany)
 

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Strana 124 - His spear, — to equal which, the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand...
Strana 144 - Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage. Far off from these, a slow and silent stream, Lethe, the river of oblivion, rolls Her watery labyrinth, whereof who drinks, Forthwith his former state and being forgets — Forgets both joy and grief, pleasure and pain.
Strana 205 - Therewith the hero Atrides set the two-handled cup in his hands. And the strong Megapenthes bare the shining silver bowl and set it before him. And Helen came up, beautiful Helen, with the robe in her hands, and spake and hailed him: 'Lo! I too give thee this gift, dear child, a memorial of the hands of Helen, against the day of thy desire, even of thy bridal, for thy bride to wear it. But meanwhile let it lie by thy dear mother in her chamber. And may joy go with thee to thy well-builded house,...
Strana 376 - Latona, what a speech is this ! Why come you here to ask me what is done With the wild oxen which it seems you miss ? I have not seen them, nor from any one Have heard a word of the whole business ; If you should promise an immense reward, I could not tell more than you now have heard.
Strana 369 - Got you that speckled shell ? Thus much I know, You must come home with me and be my guest ; You will give joy to me, and I will do All that is in my power to honour you.
Strana 159 - Thus I spoke ; but he immediately addressed me in answer : " Do not, O illustrious Ulysses, speak to me of death ; I would wish, being ou earth, to serve for hire with another man of no estate, who had not much livelihood, rather than rule over all the departed dead.
Strana 148 - I should become some cause to thee of the wrath of the gods: but burn me with whatever arms are mine, and build on the shore of the hoary sea a monument for me, a wretched man, to be heard of even by posterity; perform these things for me, and fix upon the tomb the. oar with which I rowed whilst alive, being with my companions." Thus he spoke; but I, answering, addressed him: " O wretched one, I will perform and do these things for thee.
Strana 198 - Thus they spake one to the other. And lo, the swine and the swineherds drew nigh. And the swine they shut up to sleep in their lairs, and a mighty din arose as the swine were being stalled. Then the goodly swineherd called to his fellows, saying: 'Bring the best of the swine, that I may sacrifice it for a guest of mine from a far land: and we too will have good cheer therewith, for we have long suffered and toiled by reason of the white-tusked swine, while others devour the fruit of our labour without...
Strana 376 - An ox-stealer should be both tall and strong, And I am but a little newborn thing, Who, yet at least, can think of nothing wrong: My business is to suck, and sleep, and fling The cradle-clothes about me all day long, Or, half asleep, hear my sweet mother sing, And to be washed in water clean and warm, And hushed and kissed and kept secure from harm.
Strana 68 - ... through the island : but she within was singing with a beautiful voice, and, going over the web, wove with a golden shuttle. But a flourishing wood sprung up around her grot, alder and poplar, and sweet-smelling cypress. There also birds with spreading wings slept, owls and hawks, and wide-tongued crows of the ocean, to which maritime employments are a care. There a vine in its prime was spread about the hollow grot, «nd it flourished with clusters.

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