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The Iliad, Rendered Into Engl. Blank Verse, by Edward Earl of Derby
The Iliad Rendered Into Engl Blank Verse by Edward Earl of Derby Author:Homerus General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1865 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: BOOK II. A LL night in sleep reposed the other Gods, And helmed warriors; but the eyes of Jove Sweet slumber held not, pondering in his mind How to avenge Achilles' cause, and pour Destructive slaughter on the Grecian host. 5 Thus as he mused, the wisest course appeared By a deluding vision to mislead The son of Atreus; and with winged words Thus to a phantom form he gave command : "Hie thee, deluding Vision, to the camp 10 And ships of Greece, to Agamemnon's tent; There, changing nought, as I command thee speak. Bid that he arm in haste the long-haired Greeks To combat; for the wide-built streets of Troy He now may capture; since the immortal Gods 15 Watch over her no longer; all are gained By Juno's prayers; and woes impend o'er Troy." He said: the Vision heard, and straight obeyed: Swiftly he sped, and reached the Grecian ships, And sought the son of Atreus; him he found 20 Within his tent, wrapped in ambrosial sleep; Above his head he stood, like Neleus' son, Nestor, whom Agamemnon reverenced most Of all the Elders; in his likeness clothed Thus spoke the heavenly Vision; " Sleep'st thou, son 25 Of Atreus, valiant warrior, horseman bold ? To sleep all night but ill becomes a chief, Charged with the public weal, and cares of state. Hear now the words I bear; to thee I come A messenger from Jove, who from on high 30 Looks down on thee with eyes of pitying love. He bids thee arm in haste the long-haired Greeks To combat; since the wide-built streets of Troy Thou now mayst capture; for the immortal Gods Watch over her no longer; all are...« less