. Pope's The Iliad of Homer, books I, VI, XXII, and XXIV;. y. Flax man and A. S chill. THE ILIAD. BOOK I. THE CONTENTION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. Achilles wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumberd, heavnly Goddess, sing ! That wrath which hurld to Plutos gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain : Whose limbs, unburied on the naked shore, 5 Devouring dogs and hungry vultures tore : Since great Achilles and Atrides strove, Such was the sovereign doom, and such the will of Jove ! Declare, O Muse ! in what ill-fated hourSprung the fierce strife, from what offended power
. Pope's The Iliad of Homer, books I, VI, XXII, and XXIV;. y. Flax man and A. S chill. THE ILIAD. BOOK I. THE CONTENTION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. Achilles wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumberd, heavnly Goddess, sing ! That wrath which hurld to Plutos gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain : Whose limbs, unburied on the naked shore, 5 Devouring dogs and hungry vultures tore : Since great Achilles and Atrides strove, Such was the sovereign doom, and such the will of Jove ! Declare, O Muse ! in what ill-fated hourSprung the fierce strife, from what offended power? iqLatonas son a dire contagion spread,And heapd the camp with mountains of the dead; 2 THE ILIAD. The king of men his reverend priest defied,And, for the kings offence, the people died. For Chryses sought with costly gifts to gain 15 His captive daughter from the victors the venerable father stands;Apollos awful ensigns grace his hands :By these he begs : and, lowly bending down,Extends the sceptre and the laurel crown. 20 He sued to al
Size: 2092px × 1194px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhomer, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectepic
