 | 1835
...true, perpetually uses epithets which are not peculiarly appropriate. Achilles is the swift-fooled, when he is sitting still. Ulysses is the muchenduring,...spear casts a long shadow, every ox has crooked horns; and every woman a high bosom, though these particulars may be quite beside the purpose. In our old... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 508 Seiten
...the description. Homer, it is true, perpetually uses epithets which are not peculiarly appropriate. Achilles is the swift-footed, when he is sitting still....when he has nothing to endure. Every spear casts a longshaduw; every ox has crooked horns; and every woman a high bosom, though these particulars may... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840
...the description. Homer, it is true, perpetually uses epithets which are not peculiarly appropriate. Achilles is the swiftfooted, when he is sitting still....spear casts a long shadow ; every ox has crooked horns ; and every woman a high bosom, though these particulars may be quite beside the purpose. In our old... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1828 - 802 Seiten
...the description. Homer, it is true, perpetually uses epithet» which are not peculiarly appropriate. Achilles is the swift-footed, when he is sitting still. Ulysses is the much-enduring, when he h» nothing to endure. Every spear casts a long shadow ; every ox has crooked horns ; and every woman... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843
...the description. Homer, it is true, perpetually uses epithets which are not peculiarly appropriate. Achilles is the swiftfooted, when he is sitting still....spear casts a long shadow; every ox has crooked horns; and every woman a high bosom, though these particulars may be quite beside the purpose. In our old... | |
 | 1852 - 778 Seiten
...uses epithets which are not peculiarly appropriate. Achilles is the swift-footed, when he is silting still. Ulysses is the much-enduring, when he has nothing...endure. Every spear casts a long shadow; every ox haï crooked horns ; and every woman a high bosom, though these particulars may be quite beside the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854 - 424 Seiten
...the description. Homer, it is true, perpetually uses epithets which are not peculiarly appropriate. Achilles is the swiftfooted, when he is sitting still....spear casts a long shadow; every ox has crooked horns; and every woman a high bosom, though these particulars may be quite beside the purpose. In our old... | |
 | Edward Walford - 1854 - 64 Seiten
...awdacibus tentare undas. Ferrum attdctx, implacabile. Iracunda fulmina. Tacita acerra, Pers. ii. 5. 1 This is particularly the case in Homer. " Achilles is the swiftfooted, when he is sitting still, fflysses is the much-enduring, when he has nothing to endure. Every spear casts a long shadow, every... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 426 Seiten
...the description. Homer, it is true, perpetually uses epithets which are not peculiarly appropriate. Achilles is the swift-footed, when he is sitting still....spear casts a long shadow, every ox has crooked horns, and every woman a high bosom, though these particulars may be quite beside the purpose. In our old... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 424 Seiten
...the description. Homer, it is true, perpetually uses epithets which are not peculiarly appropriate. Achilles is the swift-footed, when he is sitting still....spear casts a long shadow, every ox has crooked horns, and every woman a high bosom, though these particulars may be quite beside the purpose. In our old... | |
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This is particularly the case in Homer. " Achilles is the swift-footed, when he is sitting still. Ulysses is the much-enduring, when he has nothing to endure. Every spear casts a long shadow; every ox has crooked horns; 
