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

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