The Iliads of Homer, prince of poets, never before in any language truly translated, with a comment on some of his chief places, done according to the Greek by George Chapman, with introd and notes by Richard Hooper . hom Hector sent to spyThe whole estate of our designs, if bent to fight or fly. 475 Thus, followd with whole troops of friends, they with applauses passdThe spacious dike, and in the tent of Diomed they placdThe horse without contention, as his deservings meed,Which, with his other horse set up, on yellow wheat did Dolons spoils Ulysses had ; who shrind them on his ster
The Iliads of Homer, prince of poets, never before in any language truly translated, with a comment on some of his chief places, done according to the Greek by George Chapman, with introd and notes by Richard Hooper . hom Hector sent to spyThe whole estate of our designs, if bent to fight or fly. 475 Thus, followd with whole troops of friends, they with applauses passdThe spacious dike, and in the tent of Diomed they placdThe horse without contention, as his deservings meed,Which, with his other horse set up, on yellow wheat did Dolons spoils Ulysses had ; who shrind them on his stern, 480As trophies vowd to her that sent the good-aboding hern. Then enterd they the mere main sea, to cleanse their honourd sweatFrom off their feet, their thighs and necks ; and, when their vehement heatWas calmd, and their swoln hearts refreshd, more curious baths they usd,Where odrous and dissolving oils, they through their limbs diffusd. 485Then, taking breakfast, a big bowl, filld with the purest wine,They offerd to the Maiden Queen, that hath the azure eyne. 480 Stern—hung them up as votive offerings on the stern of his Mere—pure, unmixed. See Bk. xvn. 420. THE END OP THE TENTH BOOK. VOL. THE ELEVENTH BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS. The Argument. Atrides and his other peers of name Lead forth their men ; whom Eris doth enflame. Hector (by Iris charge) takes deedless breath, Whiles Agamemnon plies the work of death, Who with the first bears his imperial head. Himself, Ulysses, and king Diomed, Eurypylus, and JEsculapius son, (Enforcd with wounds) the furious skirmish shun. Which martial sight when great Achilles views, A little his desire of fight renews ; And forth he sends his friend, to bring him word Erom old Neleides, what wounded lord He in his chariot from the skirmish brought; Which was Machaon. Nestor then besought He would persuade his friend to wreak their harms, Or come himself, deckd in his dreadful arms. Another Argument. Lambda presents the General,I
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