ACHILLES' wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumber'd, heavenly goddess, sing ! That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain ; Whose limbs, unburied on the naked shore, Devouring dogs and hungry... The Iliad, tr. by A. Pope - Page 29by Homerus - 1807Full view - About this book
| Paul Dudley - 1731 - 98 pages
...Babylon in this Chapter is taken from that Prophecy in EKekiel. Bat then as Mr, , Englifli'dbyMr. Pope: That Wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy Reign, The SOULS of mighty Chi«fs untimely Slain. Brightwa* 4 fht Merchandize of I \af. Bright man upon the Place obferves, thefe... | |
| Paul Dudley - Bible - 1732 - 52 pages
...the Grecian Heroes * . But I Heed not labour this ; our Proteftant Ertglifhed by Mr. Pope. That Wrarh which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy Reign, The SOULS of mighty Chiefs untimely flain. • teftant Expofitors being generally agreed. That by the Word .4«'x,*« in this Place, we... | |
| William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...the two firft Lines fhow that he underftands no Greek, the next two prove that he knows no Englijh. That Wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy Reign, The Souls of mighty Chiefs untimely flain. Let us refolve this Couplet to Profe, and fee if we can find, disjecJi membra poetie. O Goddefs,... | |
| European literature - 1800 - 704 pages
...THE CONCISENESS OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE COMPARED. A. POPE's ILIAD OF HOMER. II. I. vl— 8. ACHILLES' wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumber'd,...sing '. That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reiga The souls of mighty chiefs, untimely slain ; Whose limbs, unbury'd, on the naked shore, Devouring... | |
| English essays - 1803 - 222 pages
...lines of Pope's Iliad afford examples of many licences which an easy writer must decline. Achilles wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumber'd, heavenly Goddess sing, The wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy re ign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain. In the first... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 360 pages
...de force et d'énergie : Achilles' wrath, to Greece the direful spring Ofwoes unnumber'd, heav'nly goddess, sing! That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's...gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain ; ^Vhose limbs unbury'd on the naked shore Dcvouring dogs and hungry vultures tore , Since great Achilles... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 472 pages
...and lastly t« Olympus. ACHILLES' wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumher'd, heav'nly goddess sing ! That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's...gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain ; 46 BOXER'S ILIAD. Book I. Whose limbs unbury'd on the naked shore, 5 Devouring flogs and hungry vultures... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 410 pages
...decline : Aehilla? wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumber'd, heavenly Goddess sing, The wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain. In the first couplet the language is distorted by invertions, clogged with superfluities, and clouded... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...the first book stands thus : The wrath of Pcleus' son, the direful spring Of all the Grecian woes, O Goddess, sing, That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's...gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain. The sUra Ptlidcs' rajje, O Goddess, sing. wrath Of all the woes of Greece the fatal spring, Grecian... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...the first book stands thus; The wrath of Peleus' son, the direful spring Of all the Grecian woes, O goddess, sing, That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's...gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain. The stern Policies' rage, O goddess, sing, Of all the woes of Greece the fatal spring, Grecian That... | |
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