 The scale of conquest ever wavering lies, Great Jove but turns it, and the victor dies ! The great, the bold, by thousands daily fall, And endless were the grief to weep for all. Eternal sorrows what avails to shed? Greece...  The Iliad of Homer - Page 168by Homer - 1760Full view - About this book
 | Homerus - 1756 - 246 pages
...weep for all. Eternal forrows what avails to Hied ? Greece honours not with folemn fafls the dead r Enough, when death demands the brave, to pay The tribute of a melancholy day. 230 V. ill. 7bf vaft the btaps, &c.] Ulyflifs eipreflion in the origin .1 is very remarkable ; he calls... | |
 | Homer - 1773 - 234 pages
...'fn ]• teuial forrows what avails to Died ? Greece honours'net witlrftlcmn fads the dead : Kooujh, when death demands the brave, to pay The tribute of a melancholy day. One chief with patience to the grave rcfign'd, Our csrfdevolves on others 'left behind. L,et gea'rous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 392 pages
...Great Jove but turns it, and the viftor dies t The great, the bold, by thoulands daily fall, a»,, And endlefs were the grief, to weep for all. Eternal forrows what avails to (hed ? Greece honours not with folemn fads the dead : Enough, when death demands the brare, to pay... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 422 pages
...Jove but turns it, and the viftor dies ! The great, the bold, by thoufands daily fall, M ^ And cndlefs were the grief, to weep for all. Eternal forrows what avails to (hed ? Greece honours not with folcmu fafts the dead i : Enough, when dentii demands the brave, to... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 380 pages
...lies, Great Jove but turns it, and the viftordies! The great, the bold, by thoufands daily fall, 42 J And endlefs were the grief, to weep for all. Eternal...the brave, to pay The tribute of a melancholy day. 238 One chief with patience to the grave refign'd, Our care devolve* on others left behind. Let Let... | |
 | Homer - 1791 - 326 pages
...lies^ Great Jove but turns it, and the viftor dies I The great, the bold, by thoufands daily fall, 32J And endlefs were the grief, to weep for all. Eternal...what avails to fhed ? Greece honours not with folemn fads the dead : Enough, when death demands the brave, to pay The tribute of a melancholy day. 2.30... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...cndlefs were the grief, to weep for all. Internal forrows what avails to died ? Greece honours Hot with folemn fafts the dead : Enough, when death demands...the brave, to pay The tribute of a melancholy day. One chief with patience to the grave refign'd, Our care devolves on others lift behind. Let generous... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...all. Xternal forrows what avails to flied ? <5reece honours not with Iblemn fads the dead : 3£riough, when death demands the brave, to pay The tribute of a- melancholy day. •One chief with patience to the grave refign'd, Our care devolves on others left behind, let generous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 496 pages
...lies. Great Jove but turns it, and the vi&or dies! The great, the bold, by thnufand* daily fill, »jj And endlefs were the grief, to weep for all. Eternal forrows what avails to fried ? fireece honours not with folcmn fads the dead : Inough, when death demands the brave, to pay... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...fhcd? Greece honours not with fulemii fails the dead : Enough, when death demands the brave, to p:iy The tribute of a melancholy day. 230 One chief with patience to the pravc rcfign'd, Our care devolves on others left behind. Let generous food fupplies of flrcngth produce,... | |
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