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THE ILIAD OF HOMER
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When they had quarrelled thus angrily, they rose, and broke up
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BOOK II
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Thus he prayed, but the son of Saturn would not fulfil his
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And Nireus brought three ships from Syme--Nireus, who was the
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BOOK III
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"That," answered Helen, "is huge Ajax, bulwark of the Achaeans,
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BOOK IV
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The son of Atreus went on, glad at heart, till he came upon the
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BOOK V
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Aeneas answered, "Say no more. Things will not mend till we two
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The son of Tydeus then gave way for a little space, to avoid the
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Hector made him no answer, but rushed onward to fall at once upon
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BOOK VI
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And Hector answered, "Honoured mother, bring no wine, lest you
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BOOK VII
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He poised his spear as he spoke, and hurled it from him. It
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BOOK VIII
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Which of the Trojans did brave Teucer first kill? Orsilochus, and
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BOOK IX
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"As for me, hound that he is, he dares not look me in the face.
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BOOK X
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Thus they prayed, and Pallas Minerva heard their prayer. When
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BOOK XI
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When she had thus spoken Iris left him, and Hector sprang full
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While he was thus in two minds, the ranks of the Trojans advanced
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When the old man saw him he sprang from his seat, seized his
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BOOK XII
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With these words he led the way, and the others followed after
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BOOK XIII
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Neptune was exceedingly angry that his grandson Amphimachus
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Thus did he vaunt, and the Argives were stung by his saying.
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So saying Menelaus stripped the blood-stained armour from the
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BOOK XIV
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And Juno said, "Sleep, why do you take such notions as those into
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BOOK XV
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All-counselling Jove thundered loudly in answer to the prayer of
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BOOK XVI
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In front of them all two men put on their armour--Patroclus and
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He sprang from his chariot as he spoke, and Patroclus, when he
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Thus he spoke. Apollo obeyed his father's saying, and came down
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BOOK XVII
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Thus through the livelong day did they wage fierce war, and the
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BOOK XVIII
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Thus spoke Hector; and the Trojans, fools that they were, shouted
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BOOK XIX
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BOOK XX
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As he spoke he drove his spear at the great and terrible shield
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BOOK XXI
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On this he upraised his tumultuous flood high against Achilles,
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BOOK XXII
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Achilles glared at him and answered, "Fool, prate not to me about
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BOOK XXIII
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At length as the Morning Star was beginning to herald the light
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Meanwhile the Achaeans from their seats were watching how the
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They all held their peace, and no man rose save Euryalus son of
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BOOK XXIV
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His wife cried aloud as she heard him, and said, "Alas, what has
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Then answered Priam, "If you are indeed the squire of Achilles
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Achilles then went back into the tent and took his place on the