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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 Excerpt: ...gasping life away. But he who gave The fatal blow, Pirus, advancing, urged Into his navel a keen lance, and shed His bowels forth; then, darkness veil'd his eyes. Nor Pirus long survived; him through the breast, Above the pap, jEtolian Thoas pierced, And in his lungs set fast the quivering spear. Then Thoas swift approach'd, pluck'd from the wound His stormy spear, and with his falchion bright Gashing his middle belly, stretch'd him dead. Yet stripp'd he not the slain, whom with long spears His Thracians hairy-scalp'd so round about Encompass'd, that though bold and large of limb Were Thoas, from before them him they thrust Staggering and reeling in his forced retreat. They therefore in the dust, the Epeau Chief Diores, and the Thraeian, Pirus lay Stretch'd side by side, with numerous slain around. Then had Minerva led through all that field Some warrior yet unhurt, him sheltering safe From all annoyance dread of dart or spear, No cause of blame in either had he found That day, so many Greeks and Trojans press'd, Extended side by side, the dusty plain. 1 'AtfpoKojuoi. They wore only a lock of huir on the crown of the head. BOOK V. ARGUMENT. Diomede is extraordinarily distinguished. He kills Pandarus, who had violated the truce, and wounds first Venus, and then Mars. Thbn Atheniean Pallas on the son Of Tydeus, Diomede, new force conferr'd And daring courage, that the Argives all He might surpass, and deathless fame achieve. Fires on his helmet, and his shield around She kindled, bright and steady as the star Autumnal, which in ocean newly bathed Assumes fresh beauty; with such glorious beams His head encircling and his shoulders broad, She urged him forth into the thickest fight. There lived a man in Troy, Dares his name, The priest of Vulcan; rich he was an...

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