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 . His sword flew in, and by the midst it wipd his belly out; 570 So took his life, but left his arms ; his friends so flockd about, 552 Of steel, nor iron, framed—i. e. they (the Greeks) are not framed of steel oriron. 554 Joves noblest Seed—Pallas. 568 His stern part—breast-bone; from the Greek 102 THE FOURTH BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS. And thrust forth lances of such length before the
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 . His sword flew in, and by the midst it wipd his belly out; 570 So took his life, but left his arms ; his friends so flockd about, 552 Of steel, nor iron, framed—i. e. they (the Greeks) are not framed of steel oriron. 554 Joves noblest Seed—Pallas. 568 His stern part—breast-bone; from the Greek 102 THE FOURTH BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS. And thrust forth lances of such length before their slaughterd king, Which, though their foe were big and strong, and often brake the ring Forgd of their lances, yet (enforcd) he left th affected prise. The Thracian and Epeian dukes, laid close with closed eyes 575 By either other, drownd in dust; and round about the plain, All hid with slaughterd carcases, yet still did hotly reign The martial planet; whose effects had any eye beheld, Free and unwounj^ed (and were led by Pallas through the field, To keep off jaVlins, and suggest the least fault could be found) 530 He could not reprehend the fight, so many strewd the ground. THE END OF THE FOURTH THE FIFTH BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS. THE ARGUMENT. KING Diomed (by Pallas spirit inspirdWith will and powr) is for his acts men, and men derivd from Deities,And Deities themselves, he wounds to terrors. His inflamed lanceDraws blood from Mars, and Venus. In a tranceHe casts ^Eneas, with a weighty stone ;Apollo quickens him, and gets him is recurd by Paeon, but by JoveRebukd for authoring breach of human love. ANOTHER ARGUMENT. In Epsilon, Heavns blood is shedBy sacred rage of Diomed. HEN Pallas breathd in Tydeus son; to render whom supreme To all the Greeks, at all his parts, she cast a hotter beamOn his high mind,his body filld with much superior might,And made his complete armour cast a far more complete his bright helm and s
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