Introt tovojraf* to tk' Anrptmo tkotmi

In fetit aad MciiAee my choun tram fi

Six daji OQMi«*d ; tlM •prentb we ptoi^'d tlM

Orete't ample iel^ dimiMsli to o«r eye;

Befeve the Boml bitits Ibe vemeb if ;

Sife tbfoegli tlw lev«l MM «e t««ep o«r way s

1^ tteer-mea foverve* and Ihethipe ebey.

ThftAfthfiurmora ve etan th* JSgyptiaa tido:

ind tiltiaf o*er tbe bav tba temtit ride :

To anchor ^here my Mkmt I oomauad.

And apin co mm imicm to explofe tlie laad.

Bot, f«ay*d by hiat of gaia, aad beadlei« will,

TheooMta they rafafe, aad tbe aathrca kill.

Thetpreadmg claaumr to tbeir city ttea.

And bone and fool io miagled tamolta riae.

Tbe reddeainf dawa reveale tbe cnvUng ialda,

Bofridwitb brMy apeara, aad fbmciaf abklda.

Jate tbua d m ' d ob tbetr oida. Oar guilty bead

We tara'd Io ilgbt; tba gatherii«



OiaU parte rOMid, and beapa oa beapa Ke dead.
I tbaa eiplor*d my tboofbt, wbat eoune to pao^ (
(And Mfo tbe thongbt wm dictatod by Jove,)
Oh! badbeleftmetotbatbappierdoOM,
And tar'd a Hfo of mimriM to coow !
The mdiaot balmit ifom aiy browa aalac'd
Aad low op ewrtb my ahield aad javelia caft»
I oNttbe moaarab with a aappliaBt*a Iboa,
Apprmdibiacbariei, aad bia kaew erabfaca
fiehear>d. ba MT*d, be plao'd me at bia aide;
Nyatate ba paty'd, ami my team be dried,
Kmtram'dtba la^e tbe veagelbl foe eapiam'd,
Aad tara'd lb* deadly w M pom from my bceaat
Vwm\ togaardlbabaapitnblerite,
Andfeariaf Jawa, wbam mercy'a worfca deligbt
*< la JSf^ tbop wkb paace aad plenty blert,
llh'd(aadhafpyatmbadliVd) a gaeat,
Oa mma brigbt yaaia aaooaaaive bleasinga wait ;
IV Mit cbmif'd all tbe eokmr of my Cue.
A Urn Pb aa nkiaa , af maidioaa miod,
Veiifd ia vUe arta, aad foe to bnmaa kiod,
Wick armblanoa Ibir iavhea me to bia home;
I ilii'd tbe praSnr (eter foad to roam)
l^raieitk; in bia €uftbleM roof I lUy'd,
Tm tbe twift Son bia aimaaJ circle mada»
T» Ljhya tbep be omditatea tbe way ;
Wiik gnilefal ait a atianger to betray.
And ad! to bondage in a foreign laad :
Uwdk dmMm^, yet compeird, I quit the atrand.
T bt aa ttb tbe i^ acM the atmble piuoace laila,
4imrftom Grata, before tbe northera gal« :
Bat when reanote ber chalky clift we loat.
And for froaa kcai of any other coast,
When all waa wiM aapanM of aea and air ;
Tbeo doom'd high Jove dae â–¼engeance to prepare.
He hnag a aigbt of borrours o*er their hoid
rrhe fhaded oeean Uaeken'd m it apread) ;
Hebach'd the ftery bolt ; from pole to pole
Bned bnmt the ligbtnioga, deep the thnndera roll ;
b giddy rounda the whirling ahip is tost,
Aad aU m clouds of smothering sulphur lost
As from a baaging rock's tremendous height,
Tbe sable crowa with ialercepted Aigbt (hue :

Ibop headloof : acarr'd and black with anlphurona
fofrom the deck are hnri*d the ghaatly erew.
fttt^ end tbe wicked found! hot Jove*a intent
Wm yet to aava tb' oppraas*d aad innooent.
YWd on tba anas* (the last reconne of lift)
Wm «ipdi MidmMt I beWl aMtaal<tnfo }



Per able foag daya^ bflfol ttttb^ (^,

Tbe tenth aoft wafta me to Tbeaprotia^a abitn.

Tbe amnaich'a son a shipwiackM wretch raHaf*d»

T^ sire with hospitable ritM reodv'd.

And m bis palace like a brother plac*d.

With gifta of price and gavgcoua garments gra^d*

Wbilebeselat^foofM, oft I heaid the ftmo

How late Ulyaaia to the cowitiy cami.

How lov*d, bow bow)mr>d, in tbia coart be slagr*^

And here bia whole collected treasme lay'd;

I Mw myself tbe vast oannmber'd atosa

Of ateel elaborato and refolgent ore.

And bram high beap'd amidat tbe regal dome;

ImaienM auppliea mragea yet to come !

Meantime be voyagM to explore tbe will

Of Jove, es high Dodoaa'a holy hill,

What omaM might best his safe return avai^

To come io pomp, or bear a secret sail ?

Fun oft bm Rhidon, whilst be pouHd tba wine,

Attesting solemn all tbe powers divine.

That soon Ulyasca would retam, declar*d,

Tba aaikMra waiting, and tbe ships prepared.

But foft the kingdtsoiisa>d me from his shores.

For fidr Dulichium crown'd with fruitfril stores )

To good Aoeattts* ftriendly cara coosign'd :

But other ooonsds pleas'd the milor's mind t

Mew fraada were plotted by the foithlem trafa^

And miaery demmida me once again.

Soon M remote from shore they plough tbe w«va^

With ready bands they ruib to setae their slave;

Then with theM tatter'd rags tb^ wrapped ma

ronnd,
(Stripped of my own) and to the vemel bonad.
At eve, at Ithaca's delightful land
The ship arriv'd : forth issuing on the bad
They sought repast ; while to th' unhappy khid,
Tbe pitying gods.tbemselvfs my chaiaa nabiad*
Soft I deacended, to the sea applied
My naked breaat, and shot along the tide.
Soon past beyond their sight, I left the flood.
And took the qMreading shelter of the wood.
Their prize escap'd the laithlem piratM moum'd ;
j^ut deem'd enquiry vain, and to thehr ahip retum'd.
Stereen*d by protecting goda from hostile eyes.
They led me toa good man and a wiae.
To live beneath thy hospitable care.
And wait the woes Heaven dooms me yet to bear.''
" Unhappy guest! whose Borrows touch mymiad!'*
(Thus good Eumsus with a sigh rejoined)
*' For real sufferings since I grieve sfaicera.
Check not with follades the springing tear ;
Nor turn the passion into groundlem joy
For him, whom Heaven has destin'd to destroy*
Oh ! had he peristTd on some well-fougbt day.
Or io hb friend's embraces died away !
That grateful Greece with streaming eyes migbt

raise
Historic marbles, to record his praise :
His praise, eternal on tbe foithfol stone.
Had with transmissive honours graced bia son*
Now snatch'd by harpies to the dreary coaat.
Sunk is tlte hero, and his glory lost !
While pensive in this sdliUry den.
Par from gay cities and tbe ways of men,
I linrer life ; nor to the court repair.
But when the constant queen commands my care ;
Or when, to taste her hospitable board.
Some guest arrives, with rumours of her lord ;
And these indulge their wrat, and tboce their woe.
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By tnany sTich 1 liirre been "raiiAM ; bat chief
By one ^lolian robbM of all belief,
Whose hap it was to this our roof to roatii»
For. murder hanish'd from his native ham^r
He fiworc, Ulysses on the coast of Crete
Staid btit a season to refit his fleet ;
A few rerolving months should waft him o*er,
Fraught with bold warriors, and o bonndless stoie.

ihou ! whom age has taught to understand, '
And H^ven has guided with a favouring hand !
On god or mortal to obtmdc a lie
Forbear, and dread to flatter as to die.

Not fer snch ends my house and heart' are free,
But dear respect to Jove and charity.''

** And why, O swain, of unbelieving mind H'
(Tbns Quick reply'd the wisest of mankind)
** Doi)Dt you my oath ? yet ntore my faith to try,
A soleirm compact let us ratify.
And witness every power that rules the sky !
If here Ulysses from his labours rest.
Be then my prize a .tunic and a vest ;
And, where my hopes invite me, straight trmnqiiore
In 8a,ttity to Dutichium's friendly court
But; if he greets not thy desiring eye.
Hurl me from yon dread precipice on high ;
The due reward of fraud and perjury.'* [mine**

** Doubtless, O guest ! great laud and praise wer^
(KeplyM the swain for spotless ftuth drrine)
*' i^'irfter social rites and gifts bestowed,

1 s|aiB4 my hospitable hearth with blood,
Haw woqU the gods my righteotis toils sooceed,
And bless the hand that made a stranger bleed ?
Ko mdre-«€h' approaching hours of silent night
First claim reflection, then to rest invite ;
Beneatb'our humble cottage let tis haste,

An(f her(% tmenvyM, rural dainties taste.''

Thus, commun'd these; while to their lowly -
dome
The full-fed twine retnm'd wHh evening home;
Compciyd, relnctant, to the several sties.
With din obstreperous,' and ungrate^l criei
Thflii to the 8lave»*~" Now frotxi the hetd the best
Solect, in hononr of our foreign guest : '
With him let us the genial banquet shaiie,
For great and many are the grieft we bear t
While those who from onr labours heap their hoard,
Blasprtiefaie their feeder, and fbiiget their lord." ''-
*'Tb«s speaking, with dispatchful hand he took
A weighty ax, and deft the soUd oak ;
This on the earth he piPd ; a boar full fed,
Of five years age, before the pile was led :
The swain, whom acts of piety delight,
ObservBilt of the gods, begins the rite ;
First f^rsthe forehead of the b/istly boar.
And suppliant vtands, invoking every power
D/lpeea Ulysses ta his native shore.
A knotty stake then aiming at his head,
Down dropt he groaning, sauHhe spWit ied.
The scorching flames cUmb ttmnd on every side :
Then the i^iog'd members thcVwith skill divide ;
On thqM^io roHs of fat tnvolv'd with a A,
The choicest morseb lay from every part [threw :
Some in the flames, bestrow^d ilritrh flour, they
Some cut ip fragments, from the forks they drew ;
These while on several tables tiiey dispose,
i^iplifstribithself the blameless rtistie rose ;
Expert the dcstin'd viuiim to dis-part
In sc]rto jUsi portions, pure of hand and heart
Qoe sacred UxlAe nyippbs apart .they lay ; k



The Tqral tribe in common tharethe rfst,
(The king the chine, the honour of the feast,
Who sate delighted at his servant's board ;
The failfafol servant joy*d his unknown k>Td.
" Oh ! be thou dear (Ulysses cry»d) to Jove,
As well thou daim'st a grateful stranger's love '"

" Be ^hen thy thanks" (the bounteous swain i*-
" Enjoyment of the good the gods provide, [pl^d)
From Ood'a own hand descend aur joys and woesj
These be decrees, and he bu^ su#cts those :
AH power iahis, and wftatioe'er he wills.
The will itfelf, omnipotent,* fulfils."
Thif'aaid, the firstrfruits to the gods he gave ;
Then pour'd of ofler*d wine the sable wave :
In great Ulysses' hand heplac'd t|ie bowl, .
He sate, mod swoet rcffectiOD cheer'd bis soul.
The bi^eiid from oannisters Mesaolius gave,
(Eumstas* proper treasure bought this slave,
Andied from Tapbos, to attend his board,
A servant added to hit absent kwd)
His task it was the wheaten loaves to lay,.
And'frtnn the banquet ^e the bowls away;
And nojHF the rage of hunger was repress^,'
And each betakes him to his coach to rest >
Now came the night, anddarknes covered o'er
The face of things ; the winds began to roar :
The driving storm the watery wcst^wind pouf%
And Jqve descends in deluges of showers.
Studfous of rest and warmth, Ulyasea lies, •
Foreseeing firom the first the storm would vise ;
In mere necessity of coat anA doak.
With artfiil prefaoe to his boat he spoke: [gnicf f

" Hear me, my friends! -who this goodbanqsnl
'Tis sweet tq play the fool in tithe and place.
And wine can of their ants the vrise beguile.
Make the sage frolic, and theaelrioixr*«miie.
The gnlve in merry measures fris^i libdql,
And many a long-repented word briog obt • '
Since to be talkative 1 now commtnoe,*
Let wit cast off the sullen jfk*s taf sense, [davs t)
Once I was strong (would Heavon restore these *
And with'my betters' claim'd my share of 'prai^<
Ulysses^ Menelaus, led ibrth a band, [maMM)
And join'd me with them (^twas their own c«di« '
A deathful ambush for the foe to lay, ' - ' [ ^

Beneath Troy's walls by night we took onr way :
There clad in anna, along the marshes spread,
We made the osier-fringed bank our bed.
Full soon th* inclemency of Heaven 1 feel,
Not- had these shoulders covering but of steel,:
Shaqp blew the north ; saow whitening all the fl^ds
Froze with the blast, and gathiering glaz'd oar'

shields. . •

There all but I, well fenc'd with dosde and vest.
Lay coverM by their, ample sbialds at rest *
Fool that I was I 1 left behind ndy own |
The skill of weather and of winda-unknown.
And trusted to my boat and'slaeld stlooe 1
When now was wasted more thanr half the night,
And the stars fEuied at approactiing light ; '
Sudden I jogg'd Ulyskes, ^ho was laid '
Fast by my aide, and shivering thus I said :

** * Here longer in this field -I cannot lie^i
The winter pinches, and with cold * I die.
And die asham'd (O wisest of OMokind)
Tlie only fool who left his cloak b^ind*'

'* He thought, and aoswe^d : hardly^waking yet.
Sprung in his mind the momentary wit
XThat ^it, which or in council, or to fight,
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'TfaMh tfa«e/ he ctyM, (loft^hisp^iiDgin myleftr)
* Speak not a vonl, lest any Greek may hear*—' .
Aod then (supporting on bui arm bis bea4)
' Hear vae, companions ?' (thus ^oud be said)
' Methinks too distant from tl>e fleet we lie :
Ev'n now a vision stood before my eye.
And sore tbe warning vision was from high :
L^ from among us some swift courier rise.
Haste to the general, and demand supplies.' .

'* Upstarted Thoas straight, Andnemon's son,
Ktmbly he rose, and cast Ms garments down ;
Instant, the racer vanishM off tho gioond ;
That instant, in his oknk I wyapp'd me roond :
And safe I slept, till brightly dawning shone
The mom conspicuous on bef golden throne.

** Oh, were my strength as then, as then my age!
Some friend would fence me from the winter^ rage.
Yet; Utter'd as I look, I challeng'd then
The honoars and the offices of men :
Some matter, or some senrant, would allow
A cloak and vestrr-bot I am nothing now >"

** Well hast thou s^oke" (rejoin'd th> attentive
'* Thy lips let foil no idle word or rain ! [swain)
Nor ^rment Shalt thou want, nor tiught beside,
Meet for the wandering suppliant to provide.
But in the moming take thy clothes agaiO)
For here one vest suffices every swain ;
No change of gnrmenti to our hinds is known :
But, when retum'd, the good Ulysses' son
With better hand shall grace with fit attires
Hif guest, and send thee where thy soul desires.''

the honest herdsman rose» as this he said.
And drew before the hearth the stranger's bed :
IhB fleecy spoils of sheep, a goat's rough hide
He spreads ; and adds a mantle thick and wide ;
With store to heap above him, and below.
Add guard each quarter as the tempests blow.
There lay the king and all the rest supine ;
AH, but the card^l master of the swine :
Forth hasted he to tend his bristly care ;
Well arm'd, and fenc'd against nocturnal air;
Hii( weighty falchion o'er hb shoulder tied :
His shaggy cloak a mountain goat supplied :
^HUh his broad spear, the dread of d<^ and nen,
He seeks his lodging in the rocky den.
There to the tosfcy herd be bends his way, [lay.
ythste, screen'd froth Boreas, high o'er-arch'd they



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fOOK XV.



ARGUMENT.

•m KITOmK OP TBLlMACHyS.

Tn goddess Minerva commands Telemachus In a
â–¼inop to return to ^{thaca. Pisistratus and he
take leave of Menelaiis, and arrive at Pylos,
where they part; and Telemachus sets sail,
aft^ having receive^ on board Theoclymenus
the soothsayer. The sct;ne then changes to the
cottage of Eumaeus, who entertains Ulysses
with a. recital of his adveo^res. In the . mean
t^But Telemachufl «mves oq the .coast, and^



sending tl^o veiial t0 the Unwn, proceed* by )iii^
self to (be lodge of Eumasus.



Now had Minerva reach'd those ample plains,.
Fam'd for the dance, where Menelaiis reigns y
Anxious she ties to great Ulysses' heir, .
His insunt voyage challenged all her care.
Beneath the royal portico display'd.
With Nestor's son, Telemachus way lay'd ;
In sleep profound the son of Nestor lies ;
Not thine, Ulysses! Care unseai'd his eyci :
Restless he grieVd, with various foars oppreK*d,
And all thy fortunes roird within his breast
When, *< O TeleiBpchus !" (the.goddesssaid)
" Tod long in vain, too widely hast thou sCray'd.
Thus leavmg careless thy paternal right
The robber's prize, the prey to lawless might.
On fond porsoiis neglectfol while yon roan?,
EWn BOW the hand of rapine sacks the dome*
Hence taAtfides ; and bis leave implore *

• To lanch thy vessel for thy naUl shore ;
Fly, whibt thy mother virtuous yH. withstandt
Her kindred's widus, and her tire's commands $
Through both Eursrtnachus pursues the dame.
And with the noblest gifts asserts his olakn.
Hence, Uierefore, while thy stores thy own rcoMua }
Thou know.'st the practice of the female train :
Lost in the chtkhro» of the present spouse
They slight the pledges of their former vows }
Their love is always with the lover past ;
Still the succeedmg flame.expels the last
r^t o'er thy house some chosen maid preside.
Till Heaven decreM %o bless thee in a bride.
But now thy more attentive ears incline,
Observp the wamii%i of a power divine :
For thee their snares the suitor lords thai! lay
In Samos' sands, or straits of Itbacm }
I'o seize thy life shall lurk the murdmus band«
Ere yet thy footsteps press thy native land.
No— sooner far their riot and thehr lust
All-covering earth shall bury deep in dust !
Thoh distant from the scatter'd islands steer.
For let the night retard thy full career ;
lliy heavenly guardian shall instruct the gales,
To smooth thy passage, and supply thy sails :
'And when at Ithaca thy labour ends,
Send to the town thy vessel with thy friends ;
But seek thou first the master of thy swine
( For still to thee his loyal thoughts incline) ; , .
There pass the night : while he his course puiMet
To bring Penelope the wbh'd-for news^
Thai thou, safe saiimg^from the Pyl^ strand,
=Art come to bless her ra thy native land.'' '

Thus spc^e the goddess, and resuih'd her flig&t,
To the pure regions of eternal light
.Meanwhile Pisistratus he gently shakes.
And with these Words the slumbering youth awakes :

"Rise, son of Nestor) for the toad prepare^
And join the hamess'd coursers to the car.

" What cause," he cried, ^ can justify our flight>
To tempt the dangers of forbidden night }
jHere wait we rather, till approaching day
iShall prompt our speed, and point the ready way.
jNor think of flight before the Spartan king
Ishall hid farewell^ and bounteous presents bring ;
'Gifts, which, to distant ages safely stor'd,
irho sacred act of friendship shall record.^' feast,
1 Thus he.. But when- the dawn bestreak'd the
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Af tooD M Ills tppvOMik tk« iMo knew.
The splendid mantle ranod Inni tnt he tknw,
Tbto o'er bis ample shoulders whirl'd the doak,
Respectfiil met the monarch, and bespoke :

** Hail great Atrides, fiivoar'd of high Jove !
Let not tby friends in Tain ibr licence move,
fvift let ns measure back the watery way.
Nor chedLenr speed, Impatient of delay.*'

** If with desire so strong thy bosom glows,
m, said the king, should I tby wish oppose j
For oft in others freely I reprove
The fll^tim'd edbrts of ofllcious lore ;
Who love too much, hate in the like extreme,
And both the goMen mean alike condemn.
AKke he thwarU the hospitable end.
Who drives the free, or sUys the hasty friend ;
IVoe friendship's laws are 1^ this rule expressed,
Weloome the coming, speed the parting guest
Yet stsy, my friends, and in your chariot take
The noblest pre s en ts that oor love can make;
Meantime oommit we to ovr women's cars.
Some choice domestic viands to prepare ;
Thatravelier, rising from the banquet gay,
Elndes the laboors of the tedkms way.
Then if a wider coarse shall rather please
Through spacioas Argos, and the realms of Greece,
Atrides fai his chariot shall attend ;
Himself tby convoy to each royal friend.
Ko prince will let Ulysses* heir remove
Without some pledge, some monument of love t
These will the oaMron, these the tripod give.
From those the well-pair'd mules we shall receive.
Or bowl emboesM whose golden figures live.*'
To whom the youth, Ibr prudence fiim*d, re-
plied:
** O monarch, care of Heaven ! thy people's pride !
No friend in Ithaca my place supplies.
No powerful hands are there, no watchful eyes :
My stores expos'd and fenceless house demand
The speediest succour from my guardian hand ;
Lest, in a search too anxious and too vain
Of one lost joy, I lose what yet remain."

His purpose when the generous warrior heard,
He cbarg'd the household cates to be prepared.
Now with the dawn Ibm his adjoining home.
Was Boethosdes Eteonus come ;
Swift as the word he forms the rising blaze.
And o^er the coals the smoking fragments Isjrs.
Meantime the king, hie son, and Helen, went
Where the rich wardrobe breath'd a costly scent.
The king selected from the glittering rows
A bowl ; the prince a silver beaker chose.
The heauteons queen revolv'd with careful eyes
Her various toxtures of nnnumber'd dyes,
est ; With no vulgar art
( embroidered every part :
, lay divinely bright,
nr o'er the gems of night
t they hasien'd to their gnest,
Ulyfse^ heir address'd :
c thy resolves, msy thundering
(as thy desires approve \ [Jove
rhooe costly margins shine
t, this valued gift be thine |
of Vttlcanian frame,
table Biooarcb came ;
Bngn the precious load,
and labour of a god."
ip ; while Megapcmbe brought
b living sculpture wrought.



Th^ beauteous mcB, advmeing next, dliplayd
Hie shining veil, and thus endearing said :

" AcoqiC, dear youth, this monument of love.
Long since, in better days, by Helen wove :
Safe in thy mother's care the vesture lay.
To deck thy bride, and grace tby nuptial day.
Meantime may'st thou with happiest speed regain
Thy stately palace, and thy wide domain"

She said, and gave the veil ; with grateful kwk
The prince the variegated present took.
And now, when through the rojral dome they paia'd,
High on a throne tbe king each ttranger plac'd.
A golden ewer th' attendant damsel bring*,
Feplete with water from the crystal springs^
With copioos streams the shining vase silpplies
A silver laver of capacioos siae.
They wash. The tables in hw Ofder spread, â– 
The glittering cannisters are crown'd with brssd>
Viands of various kindr allure the taste, '

Of choicest sort and savour ; rich repast I
Whilst Eteenus portions out the shaves,
Atrides* son the purple draught p r eparsfc
And now (each sated with the genial fsasl.
And the short rage of thirst and hunger ceas'd)
Ulysses' son, with his illqstrioos friend.
The horses join'd, the pdish'd ear ascend.
Along the court the fiery steeds rebound.
And the wide portal echoes to the sound.
The king precedes ; a bowl with fragrant wiai
(Libation destin'd to the powers divine)
His right-hand held : before tbe steeds be i
Then, miz'd with prayers, he utters these i



" Farewell, and prosper, youths ! letNeslorkaow
What grateful thoughts still in this bosom glow.
For all the proofr of bis paternal care.
Through the long dangers of the ten yeaisP war.*'
" Ah ! doubt not our report" (the prince rtjoin^
*' Of all the virtues of thy generous mind.
And oh t retum'd might we Ulysses meet !
To him thy presents show, thy words repeat ;
How will each speech his grateful wonder raise!
How will each gift indulge us in thy praise !"

Scaice ended thus the prince, when on therighl
Advanc'd the bird of Jove : auspicicNis light!
A milk-white fowl his clinching talons bore.
With care domestic pamper'd at tbe floor.
Peasants in vain with threatening cries pwsttSf
In solemn speed the bird miU'BStic flew
Full dexter to tbe car : the prosperous sight
Fill'd every breast with wonder aisd delight.

But Nestor's son the cheerful sileneabfoke.
And in these words the Snartan chief bespohs t
" Say, if to us the gods tbrne omens send.
Or fates peculiar to thyself portend ^^ rpf«B*d,

Whilst yet the monarch paus'd with doubts e^
The beauteous queen reliev'd his laboormg b it siS

'* Hear me," she cried, *' to whom the gods kaft
given
To read this sign, and mystic sense el Heaven*
As thus the plumy sovereign of the ai#
Left on the mountain's brow bb callow care.
And wanderM through the wide ethereal waj
To pour hb wrath on yon luxurious prey;
So shall thy godfike frther, toas'd in vans
Through all the dangers of th^ boundless maki«
Arrive (or is, perchance, already cnme)
From slaughter'd gluttons to release the dosse.**

'< Oh ! if this prombM bliss hy thundering Jcw^
<The prince replied) •< stand fird in this abaai ;



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HOMER'S ODYSSEY. BOOK XV.



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To tbee^ ts to toii0 fod, 1*11 teases raiat,
And crcuni tby altars with the costly blast.*'

He said ; and, beodhig o'er hit chariot, flung
Athwart the flery steeds the smartiasr thoiig i
The bounding shafts upon the harness play.
Till night descending intercepts the way.
To Diodes, at Pher», they repahr,
Whose boaaled sire was sacred Alpbeus' heir ;
With him all night the youthful strangers stiqr'd»
NorftMiiid the hospitable rites unpay'd.
But soon as Monung froin her orient bed