Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve · leaf 405
he wall.A god deceived me: Pallas, twas thy deed,Death and black fate approach; tis I must bleed.No refuge now, no succor from above.Great Jove deserts me, and the son of Jove,^ 31. Or is here used instead of either. 32. The armor of Achilles had been made for him by Vulcan,god of fire. 33. This… … BEFORE HIS BREAST THE FLAMING SHIELD HE BEARS Fierce, at the word, his weighty sword he drew,And, all collected, on Achilles flew.So Joves bold bird,^* high balanced in the air.Stoops from the clouds to truss the quivering hare.Nor less Achilles his fierce soul prepares:Before his breast the…
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