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The Odyssey of Homer Rendered Into English Verse; Books Xiii. to Xxiv
The Odyssey of Homer Rendered Into English Verse Books Xiii to Xxiv Author:Homer General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1882 Original Publisher: J. Murray 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 selec... more »t from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: BOOK XVI. AEGUMENT. Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city -- By Minerva's counsel Ulysses discovers himself to his son. Day 40. TTLYSSES and the swineherd at the dawn Had now a fire kindled in the hut, Prepared their morning meal, and sent afield The under-herdsmen with the grazing swine. Telemachus approached; the watchful hounds 5 Uttered no threatening bark as he drew near, But whimpered welcome round him; and the chief Observed the friendly motions of the dogs, And heard the echo of approaching feet; And to Eumaeus spoke these winged words: 10 " Euma.'us, list! I hear the sound of feet, And he who comes must be a friend of thine, Or one well known to thee ; for, lo! the dogs Bark not, but welcome him in friendly guise." Scarce had he spoken when his darling son 15 Stood in the doorway: in glad wonder rose The swineherd; from his hands the flagons dropped, With which he then was busied mixing wine. He rushed to meet his master in his joy, And kissed his forehead and his beaming eyes, 20 And both his hands; and joyful tears he shed: And as the father fondles his dear son, His only one, his darling, who returns After ten years of absence from afar, For whom he many sorrows has endured, 25 Thus did the swineherd, of a race of kings, Embrace the godlike youth Telemachus, And cling to him as one escaped from death. With tears of joy he spoke these winged words: " Light of my eyes, thou hast returned once more, 30 Telemachus; and ah! I never thought To see thee yet again when thou hadst sailed For Pylos in thy shi...« less