Homer's Iliad

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. 1846. Excerpt: ... With toilsome chase of Hector, thrice around 90 The wind-swept walls of Ilion. As he lay, The mournful ghost of his departed friend Before him rose;f in all things like the man; In stature, pleasing countenance and voice, And garments such as living he had worn. 95 It stood above his head, and thus address'd The slumb'ring hero: Sleepest thou, of me Forgetful, my Achilles? When alive, Neglect from thee I knew not; but, when dead, Forgotten is thy friend! My fun'ral rites 100 Perform, that speedily I may the gates Of Hades enter. Now, unpitying ghosts, Pale shadows of departed men, repulse And drive me far away, allowing not To find repose upon the farther shore 105 Of that infernal river. Vainly now, Round the wide-portall'd court of Pluto's hall, I restless wander. Give me but thy hand, I beg thee, sorrowing; for never more Shall I return from Hades to the light, no When fun'ral flames my body have consum'd. Ah! then, no longer shall we sit together, (As erst when living,) from all other friends Retir'd, with pleasant intercourse of souls Conferring and advising.11 Cruel fate 115 Has swallow'd me within her dark abyss; The fate assign'd me on my day of birth! And thee, Achilles, glorious as the gods, The same dire fate attends; to perish here, Under the ramparts of the Trojans bold. 120 Another thing I charge thee, and implore, (Neglect not thou Patroclus' last request,) Let not my bones remain apart from thine, But intermingled; for together we Were in your mansion bred, when me, a boy, 125 My father brought from home, for homicide Deplorable, effect of evil chance, That fatal day, when in my wrath, at quoits, I slew without design, the luckless son Of old Amphidamas:1 thy father then 130 Receiv'd me in his house, and cherish'd me 'With kind regard, and...