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THE
ILIAD OF HOMER
RENDERED INTO ENGLISH BLANK VERSE.
BY
IN TWO VOLUMES.
Vol. II.
LONDON
JOHN MUERA.Y, ALBEMARLE STREET.
. 1864.
kd.
Book XIII. . 1
Book XIV. . 45
Book XV. . 73
HOMER'S ILIAD.
/ BOOK
them there
broiiglit
to toil
VOL. II.
HOMEE'S ILIAD. Book XIII.
2
:
And these are they, who now beside our ships, 120
Took aim, nor miss'd his mark ; the shield's broad orb
But haste thee, don thine arms; great need is now 270
To whom Idomeneus :
" IVEeriones,
. "
HOMER'S ILIAD.
if on the right,
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;
Who on that sight with joy, not pain, could gaze. 385
c 2
20 HOMER'S ILIAD. Book XIII.
.
BehoA'es thee now,
HOMEE'S ILIAD. 25
Sprang forth, and pierc'd his arm ; and from his hand
The rest fought on, and loud the tumult rose. 605
And o'er his eyes were cast the shades of death. GIO
But touch'd him not ; for Neptune, 'mid the throng 620
Smote him, above the nose; loud crash'd the bone, 690
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: ;
The good old man had told him that his doom 750
D 2
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. HOMER'S ILIAD. 37
38
'
To hearken to advice ;
yet ev'n if Jove
Both through the hand ; but Jove their life hath spar'd.
From Father Jove sweeps dowm\ ard o'er the plain : 9(;0
To Jove and all the Gods shalt make thy pray'r, 925
BOOK XIV.
VOL. IT.
; : ;
Wouldst have us launch our ships, and give the foe, 110
*'
The man is near at hand, nor far to seek,
2
! ; :
All earth and Heav'n were with the fragrance fiU'cl ; 195
" Say, wilt thou grant, dear child, the boon I ask ?
" Take thou from me, and in thy bosom hide, 245
" Why, Sleep, with thoughts like these perplex thy mind ?
The sea they left, and journey 'd o'er the land, 320
Replied :
" To fertile earth's extremest bounds
Throughout the ranks they pass'd, and chang'd the arms 430 ;
Where the two belts, the one which bore his shield, 455
VOL. II. F
66 HOMEE'S ILIAD. Book XIV.
Dropp'd from his hand the spear ; the shield and helm
Nor did the rest not aid ; their shields' broad orbs
2
; : ;
Thrust through the flank : he fell, and o'er his corpse 505
Receiv'd the sj)eai•, for Heav'n had will'd his death : 525
BOOK XV.
" Juno, why com'st thou hither ? and with loi)]<8 105
; "; :
?
Thy mighty Lord, thus sore affrighted thee
Have fall'n, and yet must fall ; and vam th' attempt
" Jove bids you with all speed to Ida haste 170
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:
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Hold him iii check; and he, though brave, may fear
He still was found ; but o'er him hung the doom 525
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" friend, leave there thine arrows and thy bow, 5F>()
2
; ;
None stronger hurls the spear ; then from the croud 665
And with his spear transfix'd his breast, and slew 755
Which first were drawn on shore, still barr'd their way ; 760
Let each man now his children and his wife, 770
And those who near the ships maintain 'd the war.
sorely gall'd ;
yet but a little space, 840
BOOK XVI.
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I 2
116 HOMER'S ILIAD. Book XVI.
And his left arm grew faint, that long had borne 125
The hostile fires ; and lest they seize the ships, 150
,
Xanthus and Balius, fleeter than the winds;
'
Ill-omen'd son of Peleus, sure in wrath
Forth pour'd the Greeks ; and loud the clamour rose. 340
Eight through the point was driv'n the weighty spear ; 355
VOL, II.
130 HOMEE'S ILIAD. Book XVI.
From mouth and nostril, both his eyes were fill'd ; 405
2
132 HOMEE'S ILIAD. Book XVI.
Stanch'd the dark blood, and fiU'd his sold Avith strength.
Far fi-om their home and friends ? but they from thee
Shall not, how griev'd soe'er for all the Greeks 025
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Cleanse the dark gore ; then beur him far away, 765
L 2
148 HOMEE'S ILIAD. Book XVI.
Leap'd to the ground : his left hand held his spear ; 845
Drove both his eyebrows in, and crush 'd the bone
; ;
.
Each
HOMER'S ILIAD.
'
Come not to me, Patrochis, car-borne chief,
;
Torn fi-om his body ' such were, I suppose,
Mourning his fate, his youth and strength cut off. 985
:
To ,
" Patroclus,
though dead, the noble Hector thus
BOOK XVII.
.
Thou in the
HOMER'S ILIAD.
40
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; ; ::
He sprang, loud-shouting ;
glitt'riug in his arms.
.
Ketaining ;
HOMER'S ILIAD.
260
By
; for short his
335
I
At Ajax Hector threw his glitt'ring spear:
The earth was vet; and hand to hand they I'ell, 405
VOL. II.
178 HOMER'S ILIAD. Book XVII.
When from the ships he bade them join the fray. 430
2
180 HOMER'S ILIAD. Book XVII.
Would shout :
" fi-iends, though fate decreed that here
Yet shall not ye, nor shall your well-Ns rought car,
; ; ;
;
Till sets the sun, and darkness shrouds the earth," 510
Pass'd through the ranks, and rous'd each sev'ral man. 620
. HOMEE'S ILIAD.
" Hector, what other Greek will scare thee next ? cno
Thrust through the wrist, and quell'd his warlike might ; G80
The sun shone forth, and all the field M'as clear; 7P>5
Who all night long have kept their watch, to guard 745
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Astounded stood ;
HOMER'S ILIAD.
2
: 5
BOOK XVIII.
names only. In doing so, I have followed the example of Virgil, who repre-
sents the same ladies, evidently the of submarine society (G. 4. 336), in
attendance on Cyrene ; and has not only reduced the list, but added some
slight touches illustrating their occuixitions and private history : a liberty
permissible to an imitator, but not to a translator.
202 HOMEE'S ILIAD. Book XVIII.
She said, and left the cave; with her they Avent, 70
.
Hath Agamemnon
HOMER'S ILIAD.
My friend, I go ;
prepar'd to meet my death.
Then, though thou love me, seek not from the war
From its own state cut off; but when the sun
VOL. u.
;
The sun had set, and breath'd awhile the Greelcs 2()5
2
:
Its brass, its gold, were once the commun thfme 320
: ; ;
Better that they should hold them than the Greeks : 335
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226 HOMEE'S ILIAD. Book XVIII.
Q 2
;
. HOMER'S ILIAD.
695
BOOK XIX.
" Leave we, my son, though deep our grief, the dead
Here let him lie, since Heav'n hath doom'd his fall
'
Thou dost but feign, nor wilt fulfil thy word
* L. 151. })$, yesterday. But either the word must have a more
extended signification than is usually given to it, or Homer must here have
fallen into an error ; for two complete nights, and one day, that on wliich
Patroclus met lais death, had intervened since the visit of Ajax and Ulysses
to the tt>nt of Achilles. See also 1. 215.
;
i\.nd that thy heart within thee melt with joy: 190
AOL. II. R
; ; :
Till then, nor food nor drink shall pass my lips, 230
R 2
;
Soon as the word was giv'n, the work was done ; 265
" I pray you, would you sho\\ your love, dear friends,
:
Through the clear sky she swoop'd : the Greeks she foimd
. HOMER'S ILIAD. 21
BOOK XX.
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Address thy pray'r; men say that thou art sprung 120
s 2
260 HOMEE'S ILIAD. Book XX.
Which scarce two men, as men are now, could bear, 325
; :
Exhorting :
" From the Trojans, valiant Greeks,
And 'mid the crowd withdraw thee from the fray ; 425
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:
Thy doom was nigh, but thee thy God hath sav'd,
BOOK XXL
"DUT when they came to eddying Xanthus' ford,
Slain with the sword ; the stream ran red with blood. 25
Two sons she bore, and both by thee must die. 100
" Lie there amid the fishes, who shall cleanse, 135
" What man, and whence art thou, who dar'st to stand
One struck, but pierc'd not through, the mighty shield, 185
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And bore him off his legs, and wore away 310
/I
Have I offended ;
yet at thy command 425
" What dost thou here, thou saucy jade, to war 450
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:
She said ; and with the left hand both the wrists 555
* L. 546. The terms made use of in this line, and in 481, may appear
somewhat coarse, as addressed by one Goddess to another : hut I assure the
English reader that in this passage especially I have greatly softened down
the expression of the original ; a hteral translation of which, however forcible,
would shock even the least fastidious critic. It must, indeed, be admitted
that the mode in which " the white-arm'd Goddess " proceeds to execute her
" Which of the heav'nly pow'rs hath wrong'd thee thus, 580
X 2
:
BOOK XXII.
.
Most
HOMER'S ILIAD.
Thus shall they say; for me, 'twere better far, 130
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Then Hector thus
HOMER'S ILIAD.
That thus his spear had bootless left his hand. 345
Dying :
" I know thee well ; nor did I hope
And one to other look'd, and said, " Good faith, 440
.
While number'd with the
nOMEIi'S ILIAD.
From off her head the glitfring veil she threw, 4S0
VOL. II.
;
But when the toAv'r she reach'd, where stood the crowd,
2
: ; :
May drive him from their feast with bloAvs and taunts,
:"
" Begone ! thy father sits not at our board
Have had their fill, the wriggling worms shall feed ; 595
Not for thy need —thou ne'er shalt wear them more,
BOOK XXIII.
Conducted ;
yet with him they scarce prevail'd
.
Had
HOMEE'S ILIAD.
'•
Why art thou here, lov'd being ? why on me
They journey 'd on; but when they reach'd the foot
Spread o'er the plain, and cover 'd all the space
. HOMEE'S ILIAD.
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Then pal'd the smould'ring fire, and sank the flame ; 265
2 A 2
356 HOMEE'S ILIAD. Book XXIII.
. HOMER'S ILIAD.
Yet Jove and Neptune love thee, and have well 355
Drives reckless here and there ; o'er all the course, 370
Then urge with voice and whip, and slack his rein.
.
Next him, the
HOMER'S ILIAD.
There thou mayst pass; but here, thou ^ilt but cause
Thou shalt not gain, but on thme oath, the prize." 505
Thus he; but Tydeus' son "drew near, his lash 570
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2 2
; :
They were twin brothers ; one who held the reins, 740
!
Keward thee with a worthy recompense
382
He said :
'
uprose Oileus' active son
ILIAD. Book XXIII.
VOL. II. 2 c
;
Tliat who should strike the dove, should to his tent 990
2 c 2
: :
. "How far,
HOMEE'S ILIAD.
1030
BOOK XXIV.
392
The fatal
'
boon of too successful love.
ILIAD. Book XXIV.
40
In marriage ;
gave to Peleus, best belov'd 75
.
Down from Olympus'
HOMEE'S ILIAD.
150
,
it ; let
VOL. II. 2d
; : ;
He said, and with his staff drove out tlie crowd ; 295
2 D 2
404 HOMER'S ILIAD. Book XXIV.
Thy counsel ;
good it is to raise the hands
The old man said ; and bade th' attendant pour 360
" Where, father, goest thou thus Avith horse and mule
" 'Tis as thou say'st, fair son yet hath some God
;
" Who art thou, noble Sir, and what thy race.
" On him, old man, nor dogs nor birds have fed,
And through the house their weeping loud was heard. 600
" Alas, what sorrows, poor old man, are thme ! 605
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Then
HOMEE'S ILIAD.
" Thou needs must sleep without, my good old friend ; 755
Thy son hath been restor'd, and thou hast paid 795
The crowd :
" Make way, that so the mules may pass
Weeping she spoke, and A\ith her A\ept the crowd. 905
Good store of wood ; but ^hen the tenth day's light 915
THE END.