The Iliad of Homer, Vol. 2 of 2: A Translation (with Greek Text) (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Iliad of Homer, Vol. 2 of 2: A Translation (With Greek Text)Dense in array, and forceful as a blast Of fire or whirlwind, sateless of the war, Loud and tumultuous, came the Trojan host, Pressing upon the heels of Priam's Son And now were hoping all the ¿eet destroy'd And all the Achaians slaughter'd at their stems When He who shaketh in his clasp the earth Uprose, and, taking image of the form And voice of Calchas, quicken'd to the war The Argive host and either Ajax first, Themselves most fain for battle, thus address'd Ye, if to valour, not to chill dismay, Ye turn your thoughts - ye two will save the host. Elsewhere, albeit they swarm across the wall, I dread not unwithstood the ranks of Troy Elsewhere our mailed warriors may su¿ice But there I dread, some mortal hurt may hap, Where Hector ¿amelike, in this fury's height, Leads, and boasts loud his birth from mighty Zeus. But let some God implant it in your hearts Yourselves to stand, and give your followers cheer.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.