 For him through hostile camps I bent my way, For him thus prostrate at thy feet I lay; Large gifts proportion'd to thy wrath I bear; O hear the wretched, and the gods revere ! ' Think of thy father, and this face behold...  The Iliad of Homer - Page 162by Homer - 1760Full view - About this book
 | Homerus - 1756 - 254 pages
...way,. For him thus proftrate at thy feet I lay ; Large gifts proportioo'd to thy wrath. I bear ;. ©h hear the wretched, and the Gods revere ! '. 625; Think...! See him in me, as helplefs and as old! Tho' not fa wretched : There he yields to me,. The fitfLof men in.fov'reign mifery. Thw Thus forc'd to kneel,... | |
 | William Melmoth - 1758 - 478 pages
...I lay ; Large gifts proportion' d to thy wrath I bear \ O hear the wretched^ and the gods revere ! Think of thy father, and this face behold! See him in me, as helplefs and as old! tfho notfo wretched : there he yields to mey Thejirft of men in jbv reign mifery, Thus f ore d to kneel,... | |
 | William Melmoth - 1758 - 474 pages
...feet I lay ; Large gifts proportion d to thy wrath I bear \ O hear the wretched, and the gods revere / Think of thy father > and this face behold! See him in me, a! helplefs and as old! *fho not fo wretched : there he yields to met Thejirft of men in firv reign... | |
 | Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 pages
...feet I lay ; Large gifts proportion'd to thy wrath I bear; Oh hear the wretched, and the gods revere ! Think of thy father, and this face behold ! See him in me, as helplefs and as eld ! : .t. . Tho' not fo wretched : there he yields to me, The firft of men in fov'reign mifery !... | |
 | Anselm Bayly - 1789 - 402 pages
...fuppliant fpoke : Ah think, thou favour'd of the pow'rs divine ! Think of thy father's age, and pity mine ! Think of thy father, and this face behold ; See him in me, as helplefs and as old, Though not fo wretched ! There he yields to me, The firft of men in fovereign mifery i Thus forc'd... | |
 | Richard Turner - 1792 - 296 pages
...of ten, which is .the common meafure of heroic and tragic poetry. . . Think of thy Father, and his face behold ! See him in me, as helplefs and as old...not fo wretched : there he yields to me, The firft pf men in fov'reign njifery. Thus forc'd to kneel,— thus groveling to etnbraice The fcourge and ruin... | |
 | 1792 - 532 pages
...3 G Large Large gifts proportionM to thy wrath I bear j О hear the wretched, and the gods revere ! Think of thy father, and this face behold! See him in me, as helplefs and as old ! Though not fo wretched : there he yields to me, The fii ft of men in fovereign mifery ! Thus forc'd... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...feet I lay ; Large gifts. proporuon'd to thy wrath I bear ; O hear the wretched, and the Gods revere ! Think of thy father, and this face behold ! See him in me, as helplefs and as old ! Though r.ot fo wretched : there he yields to me, The DI it of men in tbvereign uiil'ery ! Thus forc'd... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...feet I lay ; Large gifts proportion'd to thy wrath I bear ; 0 hear the wretched, and the Gods revere 1 Think of thy father, and this face behold ! See him in me, as helplefs and as old ! Though not fo wretched : there he yields to me, The firft of men in fovcreign mifery ! Thus forc'd... | |
 | John Adams - 1795 - 480 pages
...whilft, at the fame time, in the moft fuppliant manner, he thus expreffed himfelf: " Think of thy'father, and this face behold, " See him in me, as helplefs, and as old, " The firft of men in fovei-eign mifery ; " Though not fo wretched, there he yields to me, " The feourge... | |
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