The Iliad of Homer, Volume 3Charles Rivington, 1760 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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Achilles againſt Agamemnon Ajax anſwer arms army Atrides battle becauſe bold brave breaſt cauſe chariot chief circumftance counfels courfers courſe Dacier defcribed defign Diomed Dolon Epeians Euftathius Eurypylus ev'ry facred faid fame fate fays Euftathius feems fent fhall fhew fhips fide field fight fignifies fire firft firſt flain flame fleep fome foul fpear fpeech fuch fury gen'rous glory Gods Grecian Greece Greeks heav'n Hector hero himſelf hoft Homer honour horrours horſe hoſt Iliad Jove juft Jupiter juſt King laſt Lycian Menelaus moſt muſt Neftor night o'er obferves occafion paffage paffion paſs Patroclus Peleus perfon plain Poet Polydamas pow'rs praiſe preſent Pylian rage raiſe reaſon Sarpedon ſays ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhield ſhore ſhould ſkies ſome ſpace ſpeaks ſpoke ſtand ſtay ſteeds Sthenelus ſtood ſuch Teucer thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thro tow'rs trembling Trojan Troy Tydides Ulyffes uſed wall warriour whofe Whoſe wound
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