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... shield of Achilles , and figures somewhat super- fluously in the magnificent passage where the Trojan watch - fires are compared to the stars in a cloudless sky : As when in heaven the stars about the moon Look beautiful , when all the ...
... shield of Achilles , and figures somewhat super- fluously in the magnificent passage where the Trojan watch - fires are compared to the stars in a cloudless sky : As when in heaven the stars about the moon Look beautiful , when all the ...
Page 39
... shield great and strong , whereon , by his exceeding skill , a multi- tude of objects were figured . ' There wrought he the earth , and the heavens , and the sea , and the unwearying sun , and the moon waxing to the full , and the signs ...
... shield great and strong , whereon , by his exceeding skill , a multi- tude of objects were figured . ' There wrought he the earth , and the heavens , and the sea , and the unwearying sun , and the moon waxing to the full , and the signs ...
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... Shield of Achilles includes a cameo of dog - life ; but it is noticeable that the position there assigned to the animal is of a somewhat ignominious character , and is indicated with a perceptible touch of contempt . The scene is ...
... Shield of Achilles includes a cameo of dog - life ; but it is noticeable that the position there assigned to the animal is of a somewhat ignominious character , and is indicated with a perceptible touch of contempt . The scene is ...
Page 68
... Shield of Achilles consists of nine ; nine were the dogs of Patroclus ; and we learn from Mr. Richardson ( Dogs : their Origin and Varieties , p . 37 ) , that Fingal kept nine great dogs , and nine smaller game - starting dogs . 2 Iliad ...
... Shield of Achilles consists of nine ; nine were the dogs of Patroclus ; and we learn from Mr. Richardson ( Dogs : their Origin and Varieties , p . 37 ) , that Fingal kept nine great dogs , and nine smaller game - starting dogs . 2 Iliad ...
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... shield was a panorama of human life ; his horses would obey only his guidance , or that of his delegates . Not for com- mon handling , indeed , were the wind - swift ' coursers born of Zephyr and the Harpy on the verge of the dim Ocean ...
... shield was a panorama of human life ; his horses would obey only his guidance , or that of his delegates . Not for com- mon handling , indeed , were the wind - swift ' coursers born of Zephyr and the Harpy on the verge of the dim Ocean ...
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