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 . t (laying all again together, tomake it plain enough for you) ; Agamemnon, inviting all the chief 60 THE SECOND BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS. commanders to supper, left out Ins brother ; but he, seeing how muchhis brother was troubled about the dream, and busied, would not standupon invitement, but came of himself. And this being spoken scoptice,or by way of irrision, argueth what manne
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 . t (laying all again together, tomake it plain enough for you) ; Agamemnon, inviting all the chief 60 THE SECOND BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS. commanders to supper, left out Ins brother ; but he, seeing how muchhis brother was troubled about the dream, and busied, would not standupon invitement, but came of himself. And this being spoken scoptice,or by way of irrision, argueth what manner of man he made of enim (as it is affirmed in Plutarch, 1. Symp. and second question)fuit Menelaus, et locum declit proverbio, qui ad consilium dandumaccessisset non vocatus. And to this place he had reference, because acouncil of war was to be held at this supper. And here, I say, Homeropened the vein of his simplicity, not so much in his going unbiddento supper, and council, as in the reason for it ironically rendered, thathe knew his brother was busy, &c. And yet that addition, withoutwhich the very sense of our poet is not safe, our interpreters would haverased. THE END OF THE SECOND THE THIRD BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS. THE ARGUMENT. PARIS, betwixt the hosts, to single fight, Of all the Greeks, dares the most hardy knight. King Menelaus doth accept his brave,* Conditioning that he again should have Fair Helena, and all she brought to Troy, If he subdud ; else Paris should enjoy Her, and her wealth, in peace. Conquest doth grant Her dear wreath to the Grecian combatant; t But Venus to her champions life doth yield Safe rescue, and conveys him from the field Into his chamber, and for Helen sends, Whom much her lovers foul disgrace offends ; Yet Venus still for him makes good her charms, And ends the second combat in his arms. ANOTHER ARGUMENT. Gamma the single fight doth singTwixt Paris and the Spartan king. HEN evry least commanders will best soldiers had obe
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