bids one fill the Temperer With Wine that aged was eleven year From out a Vessel first uncover'd then And when the Wine and Water mixed were Then Nestor prai'd and offered And when The Offrings to the Goddess ended were The rest unto their lodgings went away Telemachus by Nestor stai'd was there And in a soft and costly bed he lay And near unto him lay Pisistratus Who of the Sons of Nestor was the last And Nestor in the inmost part of th' house Where by the Queen his wife his bed was plac'â— Soon as Aurora did the day restore The old Knight Nestor rose up from his bed And sat upon the Bench before the door Of marble white and smooth that glistered His Father used to sit there before King Neleus but that since he was dead And that King Nestor now the Scepter bore There sat he now and to him gathered Were all his Sons Echephron Stratius Perseus Aretus Godlike Thrasymed Pisistratus Dead was Antilochus Along with them Telemachus they led Then to his Children Nestor spake and said Do quickly Sons what you shall from me hear A Vow I made to Pallas must be paid Who did to me so visibly appear Let one of you unto the Pastures hie And bid a Herdsman bring a Heifer home One to Telemachus his Ship quickly And bid his mates save two all hither come Another bid the Gilder hither come To gild the sacred Heifers horns with speed The rest stay here to look to things at home That all things may be ready that we need Seats dry wood and fair water So said he Then busie were they all The Heifer came And all Telemachus his Company The Gilder came Laerces was his name And every tool that to his Art belongs And necessary is had in his hands His Anvil and his Hammer and his Tongs And Pallas also now amongst them stands Then fell the man to work on Nestor's Gold And so elaborate it was when done That it might please the Goddess to behold Then came in Stratius and Echephron And by the horns they led the Heifer in The Bason and the Ewre and Barly white Aretus brought and with an Axe full keen Stood Thrasymed ready the Beast to smite Then Nestor prai'd and from the Heifers head Cut off some hair and into th' fire it threw Then prai'd the rest and Barly sprinkled Upon the fire and Thrasymed then slew The Heifer with his Axe and cut in twain The tendons of the neck and down she fell And Nestor's Wife and Daughters shout amain To see the sacred act performed well Pisistratus then cuts the Victims throat And up they held it to let out the blood Into a Pail which Perseus thither brought And to that purpose ready with it stood The life together with the blood outflies Then from the Body they the Bowels draw And next cut off the Shoulders and the Thighs As is of Sacrifice the Ritual Law And them slit into two parts they display And cover them all over with sweet fat Shoulder on Shoulder Thigh on Thigh they lay And Nestor on the Altar burneth that And with it on the fire black wine he poured By him a spit was ready with five points The fire the Thighs the men th' Entrails devoured The rest divided was in smaller â—oynts To rost on spits Telemachus the while Into the Bath retired and was there Well bathed and anointed with sweet Oyl By Polycaste Nestor's Daughter dear And in a Robe and Coat clad gloriously And came as if no mortal he had been Into the Hall and sat down Nestor by The meat now ready straightway was brought in Then in the young men came to fill them wine When they with flesh and wine were satisfi'd Then to his Sons said Nestor Children mine The Horses to the Coach see quickly ti'd Away they go and to the Coach they set The Horses swift and in it bread and wine A Maid laid in and with it choiâ—est meat Which none but God-fed Kings eat when they dine Up to the Seat then went Telemachus The Seat was large and capable of two And after him went up Pisistratus And Whip and Reins he took his hands into Toucht with the Whip the Horses take the way And all the day long made their Harness shake The Sun went down dark were the streets Then they At Pherae were And there their rest they take There Diocles Orsilochus his Son Son of Alphaeus them did entertain And with fair Gifts presented them each one But soon as Morning did appear again Their Horses to the Coach again they tie And from the Porch drive them into the way Toucht with the Whip again away they fly The Sun now down and ended was the day LIB IV. ANd then to Lacedaemon come were they And drove up to the House of Menelaus At home they found him For there on that day A double Wedding celebrated was One of his Daughter fair Hermione Whom he before at Troy had promised Of Neoptolemus the wife should be And on this day the same accomplished And her he sent unto the Myrmidons Where reigned he To Pthia she was brought And then the second Wedding was his Son's Whom on a Woman bond he had begot And Megapenthes nam'd For Helens bed Fruitless was after fair Hermione And he Alector's daughter married Of Lacedaemon Citizen was he And now they merry sat that bidden were Making good chear and hearing Voice and Fiddle And wondring at two Tumblers that were there That moving to the time stood in the middle Mean while by th'Horses th'utter Gate without Telemachus stood and Pisistratus Then Eteoneus by chance came out A careful Servant of Menelaus And having seen them in he went agen And being neer to where his Master sate O King said he there are without two men Like Great mens sons with their Coach at the gate Shall I take out their Horses Or shall I Tell them where they may lodged be elsewhere At this Atrides grieved made reply Eteoneus sure once you wiser were Have we not oft by strangers heretofore In our necessity relieved been And I pray God it may be so no more Go loofe the Horses and the men bring in This said he went again with Servants more Takes out the Horses Ties them to the Mangers And throws before them Provender good store Sets up the Coach and then brings in the strangers Who at the beauty of the house amaz'd For bright it shined as the Moon or Sun And when they had sufficiently gazed To where the Bathing-room was walked on After they were well washed and anointed And clothed with soft nappy Cloak and Coat That they should near him sit the King appointed And near unto his Throne their Chairs were brought A Maid the golden Bason and the Ewre To wash their hands over a Caldron brings The Caldron also was of silver pure Another on the Table laid good things Another Bread The Carver also cuts Of every sort of meat the choicest bits
Market-place and Walls so thick and high Then Pallas said Alcinous house is that There sup the King and Queen now merrily Thâ—ugh you a Stranger be fear not go â—n The bold than fearful always better speed And first of all the House you 'll find the Queen Arete is her name Both from one seed Descended are she and Alcinous In Periboea Child of Eurimedon The God o' th' Seas begot Nausithous Who two Sons had Alcinous was one The other was Rexenor who no Son But one fair Daughter onely left behind Arete was her name Besides her none Alcinous and she in Wedlock joyn'd And he to her so much respect doth bear As no man living to a wife bears more And honour'd is by all her Children dear The people like a Goddess her adore And b'ess her when she comes into the street And loving to them all is also she For a wise woman is she and discreet When they fall out she makes them to agree If you her favour can but once obrain You need not fear but you your friends shall see And safely to your Country come again And when she this had said away went she O'r Sea to Marathon in Attica T' Erecthâ—us house And he now was to enter Into the house But long he laid the Law Unto himself before he would adventure Entring he saw the Walls lin'd round with brass And fring'd about with colour of the sky The door within golden all oveâ— was And all appear'd like Heaven to the eye The Door-posts Silver glorious to behold The Lintle-tree upon them silver too The Sill was brass the Ring to pull it Gold And by the Door great Dogs were standing two Of silver one the other was of Gold As watâ—h bâ—fore the Royal Gate to stay Immortal Dogs â—hat never can grow old And round about them all Thrones every way All cover'd with a dâ—inty Stuff and fine The work of Womens hand There us'd to eat The King and Lords and drink and make good cheat His Râ—ches was a never dying Teat About the Altar were set Boys of Gold That to the Guests asloon as it was night With burning Torches they the Light might hold For now the Sun had born away his light Fifty Maid-servants were at work within Some at the Mill were grinding whea for bread And others with their Distaves sate to sâ—in And others Cloth were weaving with the thread Like to the Leaves of a high Aspen-tree Their fingers went So much they did excel In all the works that taught by Pallas be The Women that in other places dwell As do these men all other men surpass In all things that belong to navigation For Wit and Art more Pallas given has To them than Women of another Nation Close by the House a dainty Orchard is Four square and fenc'd with hedge and pale about Of Pear Pomegranate Apple Olâ—ve-trees And Fig-trees For the season ne'r goes out Summer nor Winter for by Zephyrs some Are made put forth and others ripened Pears after Pears apples to apples come Grapes are by Grapes Figs by Figs followed And in it was the Vineyard of the King Grapes in some places by the Sun were dri'd In others staid till Vintage ripening Upon some Vines no flower yet was spi'd And Grapes on some to blacken now began Green beds of Herbs there were on ev'ry side And through it from two Springs the water ran And to and fro the one did winding glide The other to the house his stream did â—ear And under ground was to the Town convey'd And rose a Fountain for the people there And when Ulysses had all this survey'd Then went he in and found them in the Hall Sitting at supper and to Mercâ—â—y There offring up of Wine Which last of all At Bed-time men do offer usually And on he went up to the King and Queen And both his hands upon her knee did lay Pallas had kept him in the Mist unseen But thither come the Mist streight fell away Amaz'd they were when first they saw the man And like to men that had been stricken dumb Ulysses then t' Arete thus began O Queen Arete to your knee I come And to the King and those that with you sit May the Gods grant you all much happiness Long life and your Possessions to transmit T' your Children and your Honours still possess And may you me send presently away Unto my House Long absent I have been This said he sat down by the fire And they Said nothing such amazement they were in At last old Echineus spake that knew Both what in former times and now was fit O King Alcinous is' t good think you To let the Stranger in the Ashes sit We silent sat to see what was your will Pray make him râ—se and to a Chair him bring And biâ— the Squire to temper Wine and fill That we to Jove may make our Offering Who with poor Strangers keepeth company And bid the Maid before him set such meat As she within has in her custody This said Alcinous rose from his seat T' Ulysses went and took him by the hand And to a Chair him led where sat his Son Laodamas to whom he gave Command To give him place although he loved none So dearly as he lov'd Laodamas Who next unto him us'd to sit at meat Then by a Maid brought in a Bason was And Ewr of Gold to wash ere he did eat Another Maid before him layed Bread And other good things on hâ—s Taâ—le laid And heartily thereon Ulysses fed Alcinous then to the Squire said Temper the Wine Pontonous that we Wine-Offering to Jove may offer up In whose protection all Suppliants be And round about presented be the Cup. Then went about the Wine from one to one And when the Sacred Offering was over Then said Alcinous Since we have done Let 's go to bed and soon as we discover Aurora rising hither come again And make unto the Gods a Sacrifice And this our Stranger farther entertain And how to send him to his house advise That safely he may go and joyfully And swiftly to the place where he would be How far soever hence his dwelling lie Nor on the Sea delay or trouble see Until his Native Country he be at But what his Fate is after he is there Be 't good or evil he must suffer that But if it be some God that sitteth here 'T is only our Devotion t' approve For to that end Gods let themselves be spi'd To sit with men at Holy Feasts they love And not themselves in Caves like Giants hide To this Ulysses said O King lay by That thought of yours With Gods I 'll not compare For Body or for Mind Of Misery If man can boast to boast 'mong them I date For I more Tokens can produce of VVoe Than any man that shall with me contend Though all I tell not that I can Yet so I fain would of my Supper make an end No Creature is so fierce as
is the Gut And so loud barketh when it is forgot That out of mind it never can be put But will be heard whether one will or not So 't is with me that am afflicted sore Yet stâ—ll my Belly bids me eat and drink And forget all I had endur'd before And on my misery no more to think And so since now I hunger to go home Forget not with a Ship me to supply To morrow For were I once thither come I could be well contented there to die When this was said he was by all commended He speaks discreetly let him then said they A speedy conduct have When all was ended The rest unto their Houses went away Only Ulysses staid and by him sate The King and Queen Tables removed were And all that to the Supper did relate The Queen then mark'd what Garments he did wear And that she and her Maids had made them knew Stranger said she VVho are you VVhence more The Garments you have on of whom had you Had you them on then when you came ashore Grievous said he O Queen is your Command That calls again when past it is my pain Yet will I answer make to this demand An Island lieth far hence in the Main Ogygia 't is call'd Calypso there The Daughter fair of Atlas lives alone Nor God nor Man she has to dwell with her And I by Fate upon that Isle was thrown For Jove my good Ship had with Thunder split My Fellows in the Sea all perished But I the Rudder had and held by it And thus nine days and nights I wandered And thrown was on that Isle the tenth at night Calypso there received me and fed And Immortality have had I might If I had with her there inhabited But I to that would never give consent Yet there by force I stayed seven years For want of Ship and Men in discontent Washâ—ng the Clothes she gave me with my tears The eighth year come she did my going press Whether by Jove's command I cannot say Or whether 't were because she lov'd me less Then on a Raft of Trees I came away Bread and sweet Wine upon the Deck she laid And Garments gave me fair and a good Wind. And good for seventeen days the weather staid On th'eighteenth near your Coast my self I find And glad I was though still unfortunate For more I was to suffer by and by For Neptune rais'd against me in his hate A Storm of Winds with furious Waves and high And then I forced was the Raft to quit The Trees asunder floated here and there The Storm so broken had and scatter'd it Then swam I. ' Gainst the rocks the waves me bear And falling off they cast me back again Again I swam and to the River came And there I saw the landing smooth and plaâ—n And from the Wind defended was the same There landed I half dead and now 't was night Then up I went and in a Thicket lay Cover'd with leaves abundance dry and light And slept till almost spent was the next day For then the Sun was setting There I hear The voice of women playing by the Brook And going our I saw your Daughter there That like a Goddess come from heav'n â—â—d look To her I made my Pray'r in this distress Wisely she answer'd and beyond her age For th'younger commonly consider less And gave me food my hunger to asswage Of her I had the Garments I have on Nay Stranger answered Alcinous 'T was in my Childe an indiscretion That she not brought you with her to my house To this Ulysses answered and saâ—d 'T was not her fault we came not both together She bid me I would not but was afraid What you and they would think that saw me with her For jealous and mistrustful mortals be To the again Alcinous repli'd From such I 'l thoughts I always have been free O Jove and Pallas make you here abide Such are you and our thoughts so well agree That you Nausicaa should have for Bride If you would with me live here willingly And for your house and wâ—alth I would provide But ' gainst your will I will not make you stay From such iniquity the Gods me keep To morrow shall be ready your Convey And till then go you to your bed and sleep And here be men that when the Wind shall fail Can row you on how far soe'â— you 'll go Theâ— hands can do as much as any Sail Although beyond Euboea they must row For farther no Phoeacian ever went But thither once they carried Roadamant Of Tityus to see the punishment Son of the Earth that terrible Giant Yet that long voyage cost them but a day Going and coming all the way at ease But you your self when you are on the way Will see how stoutly our men plough the Seas This said Ulysses joyful was and prai'd Make all this good O Father Jove said he The Glory of the King will be displai'd And quickly in my Country I shall be Whilst they together thus discoursing staid Arete bad the Maids to make his bed And see fair purple Rugs upon it laid And under them soft woolly Blankets spred Then went away the Maids into the Porch And made his Bed and soon came back agen And stood before Ulysses with a Torch Come Stranger said they all is ready Then Ulysses to his Bed went willingly Alcinous in a room lay far within Where formerly he used was to lie That was prepared for him by the Queen LIB VIII SOon as Aurora was again espi'd The King Alcinous rose from his bed Up rose Ulysses and came to his side And to the Publike-place the King him led To sit in Councel with his Princes there And being there they sat together nigh Pallas the while that did great favour bear T' Ulysses welfare always had an eye In likeness of Alcinous his Squire Who by his Office did the Councel call Their favour for Ulysses to acquire Went through the Streets and there unto them all Said one by one Make haste To Councel go A Stranger new-come to the King you 'll see That like a God Immortal is in show This said unto the council-Councel-House they flee And filled was the House and ev'ry Seat And of his person all admir'd the Grace For Pallas made him had more tall and great And laid more Majesty upon his face To make him welcome to those men she meant And gain him honour at their Exercises When they should put him to experiment Alcinous unto them then arises Hear said he Princes of Phaeacia This Man who 't is or whence I cannot say Cast here ashore till then I never saw Since 't is our Custome grant him a Convoy For no man yet unto my house did come By force of weather wandring on the Main Lamenting and desiring to go home That can affirm he sought our help in vain Come then let 's launch a good new Ship and chuse Out two and fifty lusty Youths to
of the rest delighted was the Sense Alcinous then called our by name Laodamas and Halius to dance None else for either of them was a match And they into the midst themselves advance The one to throw a Ball th' other to catch One threw 't up high reclining on his hip The other of the same the downfal watch't And taking from the ground a lusty skip His feet above ground in the air it catcht When this was done they laid aside the Ball And danc'd with often changes on the ground Applauded much by the Spectators all Who with their praises made the place resound O King then said Ulysses what you said Of how your men pass all the world beside In Noble Dance can never be gainsaid I see it to my wonder justifi'd The King well pleased to the Princes spake A worthy man the stranger seems to me Let 's think upon what Present him to make Twelve Princes in Phaeacia there be And I the thirteenth am Let 's ev'ry one Bestow on him a handsome Cloak and Coat Besides a Talent of pure Gold That done Let it be all together to him brought That he at Supper may sit chearfully And you Euryalus go speak him fair For what you said before was injury Go therefore with some Gift your fault repair This said to fetch the Gifts they sent the Squire Then said Euryalus O King since 't is That also I present him your desire I will for reconcilement give him this My Sword with Scabbord all of Ivory And silver Hilt The Present is not poor And giving it O Father though said he I said amiss pray think upon 't no more And may the Gods restore you to your Land Since absent from your Friends you live in pain Ulysses took the Sword into his hand And to Euryalus thus said again And you my Friend may you still happy be And of this Sword for ever need have none Which reconciling you have gâ—ven me And as he speaking was he put it on The Sun now set the King no longer tarri'd But with the Lords went to his house to Sup. Along with them the Squires the Presents carri'd Unto the Queen Arete to lay up Alcinous then said unto the Queen Let a fair Chest be streightway hither brought And for the Stranger see there be laid in A comely and a well-wash'd Cloak and Coat And of warm water let a Bath stand by That washing he may see the Presents there And sit at Supper the more joyfully And hearken to the Song with better chear And I will give him this my Cup of Gold That offring up unto the Gods the Wine As often as he doth the Cup behold He may both for his own health pray and mine This said the Maids commanded by the Queen Set up a Caldron with a triple foot Then make fire under and pour water in Keen was the fire and soon the water hot Mean while the Queen came in and with her brought A curious Chest and into it laid in The Gold and with it every Cloak and Coat That by the Princes given him had been And then unto Ulysses said Take care You binde it fast lest you be rob'd by one Or other whilst aboard you sleeping are Lest any thing should missing be and gone And when she thus had him admonished Ulysses of the Chest pull'd down the lid And girt it with a Cord of various thred Thereby to know if any it undid For that trick he by Circe taught had been A Woman then unto Ulysses said There stands your Bath which way you please go in Then went he in and not a little joy'd For after he had left Calypso's house Warm and sweet water he had never seen But roll'd by Neptune always was in souse But had with her carefully treated been When him the Maids washt and anointed had Out from the Bath he came amongst the men With a clean Cloak and comely garments clad To th' Door the bright Nausicaa came then And to Ulysses said Stranger farewel And may you safely at your Land arrive Remember that into my hand you fell And owe to me that you were kept alive O said Ulysses Daughter of the King To you the Ransome of my life is due And if the Gods me to my Country bring As to a Goddess I will pray to you This said he went and sat down by the King And now the Meat in Messes some divided Others the lusty Wine were tempering And by a Squire the Singer in was guided And at a Pillar in the midst made sit Ulysses half a Chine of Pork and sat Cuts off and in the Squires hands putteth it And said unto him Give the Singer that Singers through all the world have reputation And well respected be in ev'ry land The Muses teach them Song and love the Nation Then went the Squire and put it in his hand Demodocus receiv'd it and was glad Then fell they to the Meat before them laid When Thirst and Hunger overcome they had Unto the Stranger then Ulysses said Demodocus you all men else excel The Muses sure did teach you or it was Phoebus himself For you have sung so well The acts that did 'twixt Greeks and Trojans pass And all related that they did at Troy Or suffer'd there or when they homeward came As if your self behâ—ld had their annoy Or had from some Spectator heard the same Stand forth and sing now of the Horse of Wood Made by Epeius but by Pallas helpt Stufft by Ulysses full of Warriours good Which in Troy Town destruction to it whelp't If this you sing in order as 't was done I 'll make the World with your just praises ring Then at the Gods Demodocus begun And how the Fleet went off the shore did sing And how they fir'd their Tents and how the Lords Of Greece i' th' Councel of the Trojans sate Inclos'd and hidden in the Horse of boards That by the Trojars was fetcht in in state The Trojans siâ—ting round about debate And many a foolish speech they â—ttered And on three points they there deliberate And voted what the Gods determined The three points which were most insisted on Were whether they should cut the Horse in twain Or throw it down the Rock it stood upon Or let it to appease the Gods remain I'th'end they all resolved on the last For by the Fates it was determined That Ilium should then be layed waste When o'r its walls a great Horse entered And in his Belly brought the Enemy And how the Argives from the Horse came out How divers ways they went and cruelly Killed and burned as they went about Ulysses then like Mars with Menclaus Unto Deiphobus together hie And for a while there sharp the Battle was But to Ulysses fell the Victory This sung Demodocus And then upon Ulysses cheeks the tears ran down apace As when in fight a Woman looketh on And sees her Husband fallen on the place That fought had for his Town and
which on the Sand there-right I made a Sacrifice to mighty Jove But in my Off'rings he took no delight And was contriving how to make away My Ship and Fellows and destroy them quite There on the shore we sat and spent the day With Flesh and VVine from moâ—ning unto night All night we slept upon the shore and when The morning had again the day restor'd I presently commanded all my men To loose the Ropes and put themselves aboard Aboard they go and beat the Sea with Oars All for their Fellows which were eaten sad And forward to the Main we take our course For that we had our selves escaped glad LIB X. AT th'floting Isle Aeolia we landed VVhere Aeolus the Son of Hippotas Beloved of th' Immortal Gods commanded His House was walled all about with Brass Th'ascent unto it was all one smooth stone Twelve were his Children six sons and their wives In Wedlock he had joyn'd them one to one And with him in his house they led their lives And made good chear all day the house they make To ring with mirth and smoke with boil'd roast At night their loyal Wives to Beds they take Richly set out with Coverings of great cost A month he entertain'd me with delight Askt me of Troy and th' Argive Fleet and how The Greeks got home And him I answer'd right To ev'ry thing as far as I did know And when I left his house he was content T' assist me friendly in my Voyage back With a West wind and all Winds else he pent Into a tough and strong Neats-leather sack For Jove had made him Master of the Winds To hold their breath or blow as he thought fit And with a Silver string the Sack he binds No VVind could stir but as I order'd it But all this did no good for want of Wit Nine days we sail'd fore-right and came so near To th'Ocast of Ithaca that we could see 't By th'light of Beacons that were fired there But then with weariness I fell asleep For I had â—e'r till now the Helm let go Nor suffer'd any else my place to keep I long'd to see my Native Country so Mean while my Fellows to discourse begin Thinking much Gold and Sâ—lver was â—'th ' Sack By Aeolus Hippodates put in Which now to Ithaca I carri'd back And Oh did one unto another say How much this man is lov'd where e'r he comâ—s He brings from Troy a great share of the prey Though we go empty handed to our homes Now Aeolus has giv'n him God knows what Come quickly let us while we think upon 't And sleeping he upon the Deck lies flat Undo the Sack and see how much there 's on 't This wretched Counsel taken by the Crew The Budget they undid to see my store And then at once the furious Winds out-flew And whistling snatcht our Shâ—p away from shore My Fellows wept I studi'd which was best To fall into the Sea and end my pain Or patiently to live among the rest I chose to live as better of the twain And hood-winkt laid me down i' th' Ship At last We found our selves upon th' Aeolian shore On which th' unruly Winds our Ship had cast Just at the place where we set forth before And there we landed and short Supper made With my Companions on the rocky shore I one man with me and a Herald take And went up to the Porch before the Door Of th'Hall where Aeolus sat banqueting Amongst his Sons and Daughters They admir'd What Wind said they did you now hither bring We furnisht you for what place you desir'd Some Devil crost you Softly I repli'd Of our misfortune other cause was none But my mens folly who the Bag unti'd The whilst I slept you can repair whâ—t's done Their Father answer'd at another rate Hence Rascal hated of the Gods above I entertain none whom the Gods do hate Away I say thâ— Gods thee do not love Thus sighing we were sent away And though We were already tired with the Oar To Sea we put and forward still we row Six days and nights entire ne'r giving o're Upon the seventh day we landed near To Lestrigonia the Royal Seat Of Lamus and his Race The Herds-men there When from the field they bring their Sheep or neat Hollow to those at home then they a-field Their Cattle drive To one of little sleep The site o'â—h ' place doth double wages yield By â—ending one day Cows another Sheep For it is sâ—ated just ' twixt day and night Into the soâ—t we came the which within On each side was beset with Rocks upright Whereof two made it narâ—ow coming in My Fellow with their Ships were in the Port Near to the City For the Sea was still And not a Winde stirring of any sort But I kept mine without suspecting ill And with a Rope had ti'd it to the Rocks â—hâ—n up a Hill I went to look about But could no signe espy of Man or Ox. Then down I came again and straight sent out T' enquire what kinde of people lived there A Herald then and two â—â—en more I sent Who as they going on the High-way were That from the woody Hill to th' City went Met with the Daughter of Antiphates That was of Lestrigonians the King She had fetcht water from Aâ—tacies Artacies the name was of a Spring They askt her of the King and of the People Her Fathers house she shews They thither hie And finde the Queen there looking like a Steeple And straight abhor'd her as a Prodigie Then she her Husband from the Market-place Calls home who straight intended to dispatch 'em And la'd his hands on one but in that space The rest escap'd by flâ—ght he could not catch'em But then he raised with a mighty shout The Town and Countrey who in numbers great Liker to Giants than to Men came out And with huge stones of a mans weight they beat My Men and Ships A woful noise and wild I heard of dying men and tearing planks VVhen they had slain my men they them enfil'd And carri'd them like Fishes hung in ranks VVhile they did this I had no other hope To save my self but quickly with my Sword My Ship being ti'd to th'Rocks to out the Rope And make what haste I could to get aboard My Crew into the Ship leapt all at once And row'd for life till they got sat enough From land to stand in â—ear of throwing stones And glad they had escaped onwards row The rest both Ships and Men all perished Next at Aeea Isle ashore we run VVhere the wise Goddess Circ ' inhabited Aeetes Sister Daughter of the Sun And Perse Daughter of Oceanus There in a good â—afe Harbour quietly VVe rest our selves Some God conducted us There full of grief two days and nights we lie Soon as the Morn had shewn us the third day VVith Spear in hand and Sword girt at my thigh Up to a Mountains top I took my way Some word
above That what is sworn he may performed see No hold is to be taken of an Oath Which Young-men make whose likings change like wind But Old-men can foresee what 's good for both 'T is good for both that makes a Contract bind These words did to both Armies sweetly sound They thought the worst was past and up they ty'd Their Horses and their Spears stuck in the ground With spaces left between them but not wide Then Hector to the King two Heralds sent To fetch the Lambs and Priam to implore To take the Oath From Agamemnon went Talthybius to the Fleet to fetch two more Mean while to the fair Helen Iris came So like t' Antenor's wise Laodice King Priam's daughter that she seem'd the same Quickly she found her for at work was she Upon a double splendid Web wherein Many a cruel Battle she had wrought The Trojans and th' incensed Greeks between That for her own sake only had been fought Come Nymph said Iris see one Battle more Between the gallant men of Greece and Troy They fight not altogether as before But silent sit and from their Arms away Shields are their Cushions planted are their Spears Paris and Menelaus only fight Save these two no man any Armour wears And you his Wife are that has greatest might Thus Iris said and her inspir'd anew With love to Menelaus as before Then ore her Head a mâ—lk-white Scarf she threw And out went weeping at the Chamber-door But not alone two Maidens follow'd her Fair Aethre Pittheus child and Clymene And quickly at the Scaean Gate they were Where Priam sate and in his company Were the old Lords Lampus and Clytius And Icetaon and Ucalegon Antenor Thymet's and Panthous Whence both the Armies they might look upon Old men they were but had brave Captains been And now for consultation prised were Assoon as Helen came into their sight They whisper'd one another in the ear I cannot blame the man that for her strives Like an Immortal God she is Yet so Rather than we should hazard all our lives I should advise the King to let her go Thus said they one t'another But the King Call'd her and said Daughter sit down by me Not you but the Immortal Powers bring Upon the Trojans this calamity And tell me who that great Achaean is I see some higher by the head than he But comelier man I never saw than this Nor liker to a King in Majestie O King then answered Helen to whom I. Of all men owe most reverence and fear Would I had rather chosen there to dye Than to your Sons ill counsel given ear Leaving my House my Child and Brothers two And all my sweet companions for his sake But since I cannot what is done undo Unto your question I 'll now answer make The man you point to Agamemnon is A good King and a valiant Man in fight And Brother to the Husband is of this Unworthy woman me that did him slight And Priam then the man admiring said Happy Atrides great is thy command Whose Soldiers though now very much decay'd In such great multitude before us stand At a great fight I was in Phrygia And brought to Otreus and Mygdon aid Against the Amazons I never saw Till then so many for a Fight array'd As were the Amazons upon the Banks Of Sangareus and yet they sewer were Than are contained in the brissled Ranks Of th'armed Greeks that stand before us here Again Ulysses coming in his sight Tell me said he sweet Daughter who is this He wants the head of Agamemnons height But at the Breast and Shoulders broader is His Arms lye still upon the ground but he In no one certain place himself can keep But through the Ranks and Files runs busily Just as 〈◊〉 runs in a Fold of Sheeâ—â— To this Jove's Daughter Helen thus replies Ulysses 't is the old Laertes Son Of Ithaca to counsel and devise In all the Army like him there is none O Helen said Antenor you say right On your affair he once came into Troy With Menelaus I did them both invite To sup with me and in my house they lay I them compar'd When at their Audience They both stood up Atrides taller seem'd Sitting Ulysses won most reverence And was amongst the people most esteem'd And when they were Orations to make Atrides words went easily and close For little he but to the purpose spake Though th'younger man But when Ulysses rose Upon the ground a while he fix'd his eyes Nor ever mov'd the Scepter in his hand You would have thought him sullen or unwise That did not yet his bus'ness understand But when his voice was raised to the height And like a Snow upon a Winters day His gentle words fell from him no man might With him compare so much his words did weigh Then Priam seeing Ajax askt agen What Greek is that that taller by the Head And Shoulders is than all the other men And Helen to the King thus answered Great Ajax Who of th' Argives is the Sconce And he o'th'other side Idomeneus Who was the guest of Menelaus once And lodg'd at Lacedemon in his house And now I see the rest and could them name But Castor I and Pollux cannot see Two Princes are they and well known by Fame And by one Mother Brothers are to me Did they not pass the Sea Yes sure they did Come with the rest but are asham'd of me And in the Argive Fleet lye somewhere hid And will not of my shame partakers be Thus Helen said because she could not tell Whether her Brothers were alive or dead But dead they were and where they both did dwell In Lacedemon they were buried The Heralds now the two Lambs had brought in That for their Sacrifice appointed were And full of noble Wine a great Goars skin Idaeus with the Golden Cups stood near And pray'd the King to go down to the Plain There stay for you the Greeks and Trojans both A Peace agreed on is but all in vain Unless you also go and take the Oath For Paris must with Menelaus fight And he must Helen and her wealth enjoy Upon whose side the Victory shall light The Greeks return and Peace remain at Troy These words to th' Old mans heart came cold as Ice But streight he bad his Coach made ready be The Servants made it ready in a trice And up into 't Antenor went and he And past the Scaean Gate into the Plain And when they came near to Scamander Banks From out the Coach alighted they again And stood between the adverse Armies Ranks Then Agamemnon and Ulysses came And to the Contract for the Greeks did swear And Priam and Antenor swore the same The Heralds mix the Wine with Water clear And poured water on the Princes hands Atrides at his Sword a Knife did wear And as he near unto the Victims stands Cuts with it from their foreheads locks of Hair Which by the Heralds were distributed Till ev'ry
Hector said he will you do that which I That am your Brother shall advise you to Go to th' Achaean Army and defie The best of all the Argives Boldly go For in this Combat you are not to die The Gods have told me so Then never fear Then to the Front came Hector joyfully With both his hands o' th' middle of his Spear To keep the Trojans back and make them stand And streight King Agamemnon seeing it Unto the Argives gave the like comand Then on the ground both Greeks and Trojans sit Phoebus and Pallas flew up to the Tree The high Beech-tree that sacred was to Jove I' th' likeness of two Vulturs thence to see How the two Armies looked from above As when a West-wind ruffled has the Main It black and horrid to the eye appears So lookt the Greeks and Trojans on the Plain Grisly and dark with Helmets Shields and Spears Into the midst between them Hector stept You Trojans and well-armed Greeks said he Since 't was Jove's will our Oath should not be kept But that the War continued shall be Till either you shall win the Town of Troy Or we your Army and your Ships confound Fighting till one another we destroy I to you Argives somewhat will propound The best of all the Greeks are present here Let one of them come forth and fight with me On these conditions witness Jupiter If by his hand I slain in Combat be Let him do with my Armor what he will But send my Body into Ilium But if Apollo grant me him to kill His Armour I will have and carry home And in Apollo's Temple dedicate His Body to the Ships shall rendred be That on his Urn the Greeks may elevate A Mount of Earth for Passengers to see Upon the Shore of Hellespont and say Here lies a valiant Greek by Hector slain Long since when th' Argives were besieging Troy My honour thus for ever will remain So Hector said The Greeks all silent were For shame the Challenge they could not refuse And to accept it ev'ry one did fear But Menelaus then his Valour shews And rising up in anger thus he said Women of Argos what a shame is this That you should all of Hector be affraid What now become of all your threatning is There dust and water heartless nameless sit My self I 'll arm for I perceive no odds And will this sturdy Champion Hector meet For Victory comes only from the Gods This said he rose and arm'd himself and there Depriv'd of life had Menelaus been So much too weak he was by Hector's Spear But that the Princes starting up came in And Aganemnon seizing on his hand Why Menelaus are you mad said he In fight you cannot against Hector stand How much soever you concerned be Avoid him in the Field as others do Achilles who than you much stronger is Strong as he is considers Hector too And cooler grows as oft as he him sees Therefore good Brother sit still at your Troop Some other we 'll oppose to Hector's mighâ— That haughty as he is shall make him stoop And thank the Gods if safe he come from fight To this good counsel yielded Menelaus Whereat his Servants not a little joy'd Came in and soon by them unarm'd he was And to the Greeks then Nestor rose and said O how unwelcome will this Story be To Greece and Peleus King o' th' Myrmidons Who at his house the names enquir'd of me Both of your selves your Fathers and your Sons If he should know how much you Hector dread How oft would he hold up his hands and pray The Gods to send him down amongst the dead And from his body take all sense away O that I were as young as I was then When war was 'twixt Arcadia and Pyle And at the Walls of Pheia stood the men Ready for bloody fight in Rank and File Amongst them stood one Ereuthalion And of the great man Areîthous Upon his Shoulders had the Armour on Who Clubman commonly surnamed was Because he used neither Bow nor Spear But with an Iron Club the Battles brake Lycurgus slew him though he weaker were When at advantage great he did him take By craft not strength For in a narrow way He watch'd him at a turning with his Spear And on a sudden took his life away So that the Club had nothing to do there Then took he off his Arms and wore the same In Battle when there was occasion But gave them when old age upon him came To this his Squier Ereuthalion Who wearing them our Army did defie At which when others trembling stood and shook Although the youngest of them all was I Great as he was the man I undertook And slew him by the Goddess Pallas aid The strong'st and tallest that I ever slew As when upon the ground he stretcht was laid The place he covered did plainly shew If I were now as young and strong as then The Greeks for Hector soon a match should find Though none of you that are their bravest men To try your fortune with him have a mind Thus Nestor th' Argive Lords did reprehend And nine of them in number all that durst In single fight with Hector to contend Armed and Agamemnon was the first And next the strong and valiant Diomed And then the greater Ajax then the less Then King Idomeneus of Creet the head And with him his good Squire Meriones Who as the God of Battle valiant was Besides Eurypylus Euaemon's Son And of Andremon the stour Son Thoas And wise Ulysses last of all made one So many Greeks durst Hector undertake Bring in your Lots said Nestor then and we Will in a Helmet them together shake And who by Lot our Champion shall be Sâ—all please us all but please himself much more When back again he cometh from the â—ight Then brought they in their Lots which ore and one He shook in Agamemnon's Helmet bright Mean while the people lift their hands and pray O Jove let now the Lot to Ajax fall Or that on Diomedes light it may Or on Atrides our great General The Helmet shaken threw out Ajax Lot Which th'Herald took and carried about To th' Argive Princes but they own'd it not Till to the hand of Ajax it was brought Who sign'd it had and into th'Helmet thrown He took it and a while consider'd it And when he was assured 't was his own Rose up and lets it fall before his feet And to the Princes said This Lot is mine And glad I am and hope for Victory But send your Pray'rs up to the Pow'rs divine While I put on my Arms and silently So that at least the Trojans may not hear Or now I think on 't plain and openly For I see nothing that I need to fear I am not forc'd to fight unwillingly Nor rashly undertook the enterprize For I was born and bred in Salamis And hope I am not so weak or unwise Assoon as mighty Ajax had said this The people
will make my honour with the Greeks the less Nor in the slaughter take so much delight As to proceed up to the Walls of Troy Lest by some God or other you be checkt But having freed the Ships come straight away Apollo has for Troy a great respect And leave both sides to fight upon the Plain Till grant it O ye Gods there left are none But you and I the Town of Troy to gain Thus they to one another talkt alone Ajax by this time from the Ship was gone Forc'd by the Spears that from the Trojans flew And weakned by the hand of Saturn's Son For at his head the Trojans always threw And forc'd he was to hold his great Shield high And weari'd was thereby his Buckler-hand With Spear in hand no Trojan durst come nigh But pelting him with Spears aloof they stand The sweat ran down his Limbs nor could he well Though mightily for breath he pull'd respiâ—e Now tell me Muses that in Heav'n do dwell How came the Ship first to be set on fire Thus. Hector with his broad Sword at a blow The Spear of Ajax chanc'd to cut in twain Where to the staff the head was fixt and so His mighty Naval Spear he shook in vain â—â—e head of Brass flew humming to the ground This Ajax saw and frighted was to see â—â—ve thus the counsel of the Greeks confound To give unto the Trojans Victorie And went his way Then in the Trojans came With Brands of flaming fire and presently The hind part of the Ship was all in flame Achilles with his hand then clapt his Thigh And to Patroclus said A flame I see Rise at the Ships 'T is time that you were gone â—est our Retreat should intercepted be Away and quickly put my Armour on This said Patroclus first of all puts on His Boots of War and to his legs them ti'd With Silver Clasps and next of Thetis Son The Breast-plate good he to his Breast appli'd With Golden Stars like Heaven beautifi'd His Sword then ore his shoulder he puts on With Silver Studs to hang down by his side And then his Helmet shining like the Sun He puts upon his head and last of all he took two Spears that fit were for his hand But not that which Achilles fought withal For that none but Achillâ—s could command A great and strong and heavy Spear it was Made of an Ash cut down i' th' woody hill Of Pelius and by Chiron given 't was To Peleus his mighty â—oes to kill Then to Achilles Charre Automedon The Horses Balius and Xanthus ti'd That were by Zephyrus begotten on Pedarge feeding by the Oceans side And at their heads he Pedasus did place A Horse he took at Thebe in the Prey That with them both was able to keep pace Though he were mortal and immortal they While by his Charre Patroclus arming stands Apace from Tent to Tent Achilles runs And calleth unto those that had Commands To Arm and bring away the Myrmidons Then came they and about Patroclus stood Like Wolves that on a lusty Stag had fed And lapping stain'd the River with his blood With Bellies full and hearts encouraged When they together were Achilles then Appointed who i'th'Field should them command To Troy he Ships brought with him five times ten From ev'ry Ship came fifty men to land And then five Bodies he made of them all And Captains five by whom they led should be But was himself the Captain-General For of the Myrmidons the King was he Of these five Captains one Menestius was Who was the River Sperchius his Son And by the name of Boro then did pass His Mother was of Peleus Daughters one And Polydora was her name And she To Perierus had been married And for his Wife reputed constantly Before she was of M'nestius brought to bed The second Bands were by Eudorus led The Son of Polymela a fair Maid Hermes of her became enamoured As at a Dance her Beauty he survay'd It was upon Diana's Holy-day He saw her dancing and at night he got Unseen into her bed and with her lay And his brave Son Eudorus then begot To Echecles she after married Her Father Phylas to him took her Son And unto mans estate him nourished And lov'd no less than if t 'had been his own The third Pisandrus led that swift could run And had at fighting with a Spear more arâ— In bloudy War than any Myrmidon Amongst them all Patroclus set apart The fourth was by the old Knight Phoenix led And of the fifth charge had Alcimedon When they were all together gathered Unto them sharply thus spake Thetis Son Ye Myrmidons said he remember now How all the time I kept you have from fight You have the Trojans threatned hard and how You said my Mother fed me had with Gall And in great tumult bid me let you go Or at the Ships upon the Trojans fall â—o there before you is the War you crave The Trojans are about to burn the Fleet Do you your utmost now the same to save Let him that brags of Valour let us see 't This said the Myrmidons became more keen Because they saw the King had chang'd his mind And presently into their Ranks fell in And close themselves to one another joyn'd As close as in a Wall are laid the stones By him that means his House shall keep out wind So close together stood the Myrmidons Helmets with Helmets Shields with Shields conjoyn'd Before them all two good men armed went Patroclus and Automedon to th'Fight Achilles then returned to his Tent Where stood a Chest most beautiful to sight Which Thetis gave him when he went to Troy Wherein were Carpets Coats and Cloaks laid up To keep him warm when he a Ship-board lay And in the same was kept a dainty Cup. In which no other man ere drank but he Though 't were to offer to the Gods above Nor he himself such was his nicetie Ere in it drank but offering to Jove Achilles then with Sulphur scour'd the Cup And having rins'd it clean with water fair And washt his hands went out and held it up Tow'rds Heaven and thus to Jove addrest his pray' Pelasgique Jove that far from hence dost dwell But at Dodona men thy counsel know The Selli there thy Prophets fortunes tell Though on the ground they sleep and barefoot go That at my Prayer once didst honour me And broughtest on the Argive Hoast much wo Once more unto my Pray'r enclined be Though to the Fight my self I do not go I thither send my dear Companion O Jove now honour him Let Hector know Patroclus is a man of War alone And not then only when I with him go And when he has the Trojans driven from The Argive Ships then grant O Jove he may With all his Myrmidons safe hither come With all their Arms and make no longer stay Thus prayed he To half of his desire Jove nodded but the other half deni'd He granted him to save the
none marry They spend my corn and wine and caâ—tle kill And eating here and drinking still they tarry And me perhaps at last they murder will Then Pallas said Is' t so 'T is time indeed Your Father hither were come back agen Having so long been absent hence with speed To lay his hands upon these shameless men Oh! that just now within the gates he stood Of th'outer Court I would desire no more Arm'd with two Spears Buckler and Helmet good Such now as I have seen him heretofore From Ephyré he took our house in 's way Where first I saw him merry drinking wine For he had been with Ilus him to pray To give him for his shaâ—tâ— a medicine Wherewith to make them all they wound to kill But he refus'd fearing the powers above And 't was my Father gave 't him for good will For why he did him very dearly love If such as then Ulysses should appear Amongst the Suiters now short liv'd I trow They'd be and have but bitter wedding chear But when he shall come home Gods only know Or whether you shaâ—l see him any more Mean while consider by what means you may Gâ—t the unruly Suiters out of door That so oppress you and your house annoy And first observe what I shall you advise Convoque the people to the Market-place Protest the Gods against their injuries And let the whole assembly know your case Say if they needs will wed her let her go Back to her Father who the match should make And offer for her what is fit and so Which of them she likes best him let her take And for your self I think it your best way In a good Bark of twenty Oars abroad T' enquire what men can of your Father say Or what some lucky signe from Jove may bode Go first to Pyle enquire of Nestor Then To Sparta Ask of Menelaus whom Of all which had at Troy commanded men The Gods t' Achaia brought the latest home If of his safety and return you hear How much soever they waste your estate Indure their riot yet another year If dead come back and fairly celebrate He Rites and give your Mother whom she will For Husband Then bethink you how you may By open force or howsoever kill These shameless Suiters that your means destroy Be fool'd no more You 're now at mans estate Aegistus slew Orestes Father He Aegistus slew Who does not this relate With honour to Orestes memory And you my friend you are a goodly man Take heart Gain honour I must now be gone My crew with patience no longer can Stay for me therefore think what 's to be done Your counsel said Telemachus is such As might become a Father to his Son I 'll not forget it Though your haste be much Stay yet a while be not so quickly gone Wash and take food and then go merrily And with you a fair present from me take Whereby to keep me in your memory Such as kinde friends to one another make Then said the Goddess Now I cannot stay As for your Present I will not deny it But take it at my coming back this way How much soe'r you mean t' oblige me by it This said she mounted from him to the Sky In likeness of an Eagle to his wonder Who thought it was some God and grew thereby Bolder and on his Father more did ponder And streightway to the Suiters went who were Now come again into the house and seated A Song which Phemius then sung to hear Containing how the Grecians retreated Unfortunately from the Trojan shore By Pallas doings whom they had offended Penelope that heard it and was more Concerned than they all streightway descended She entred not but in the door did stand Vail'd with a Scarf which on her head she wore Having a waiting-woman on each hand And to the Singer thus said weeping sore Phemius y'have better Songs why sing you then This sad one Fitter 't were the deeds to tell Of mighty Gods and mighty deeds of men Which sure would please the Company as well Sing one of those and let them hear and drink Give over this You touch my interest And wound my heart in forcing me to think Upon my Husband of all Greeks the best Then said Telemachus Good Mother why Should not the Singer chuse what Song to siâ—g Whose part it is to please the Company It is not he that does the evil bring 'T is none of Phemius fault but th' act of Jove Who deals to all men all things as he please Should he not sing the Songs that men most love The new'st The Greeks sad passage o'r the Seas Be patient many more besides Ulysses Come short from Troy by one faâ—e or another Nor are you th' only wife her husband misses Many men else are lost Therefore good Mother Go to your work again above and see Your Maids do theirs leave censuring of Songs Unto us men and specially to me To whom the greatest power here belongs Then to her Chamber up she went again With her two Maids and theâ—e began to weep Being for her dear Husband in great pain And wept till Pallas clos'd her eyes with sleep Meâ—n while the Suiâ—ers into clusters ran And one t'another his thoughts uttered With noise enough But there was not a man That did not wâ—sh to have her in his bed Then to them spake Telemachus D' ye hear Proud Suiters of my mother let 's I pray Give ear unto the Singer and forbear Clamour To morrow is the Council day There I shall warn you publickly no more To haunt my house but each man home to go And there to feast by turns on your own store And if you be not willing to do so But your own means to spare shaâ—l think it best To feast your selves on one mans substance all And ruine his estate go on and feast While I upon the Gods for vengeance call O that the mighty Jove would so ordain That all mens actions might be repaid As they deserve Then should you all be slain Within my doors After he this had said The Suiters bit their lips and silent mused At the strange boldness of Telemachus And at the language which the Young man used To which none answer'd but Antinous The Gods quoth he have taught you a high strain Of Language and undaunted Oratory But if their meaning were that you should reign Here o'r us all I should be very sorry Telemachus repli'd Think what you will If Jove consent why should not I be King What harm is it with wealth my house to fill Besides the honour it will with it bring In Ithaca there many Princes be You 'll say would be as glad to rule as I. No matter whosoe'r be King not he But I am King in my own Family Who said Eurymachus shall have the hap To reign in Ithaca is hard to guess It lies yet folded up within Jove's lap None shall Telemachus you dispossess Of house or
hands Betimes to morrow We 'll talk of this Telemachus and I. This saâ—d Asphalion came in with water They wash'd and on the meat their hands they laid But in the mean time Helena Joves Daughter An Antidote into the wine convei'd An Antidote that vertue had to keep The man that drank it mixed with his wine So as for all that day he should not weep Nor for whatever should befal him whine No though his Father or his Mother di'd Or Friend or Brother slain were in his sight By cruel Enemies that them envi'd Such was of Helens Medicine the might Which t' her in Aegypt Thon's wife given had Where many Drugs of wondrous vertue grow Some here some there and some good and some bad For all men there the Art of Physick know For why from Paean spâ—ung are all those men The Antidote put in she bad the wine Be born about And then she said agen King Menelaus offspring of Gods divine Descended from the Gods are also these And Jove good fortune gives sometimes to one And sometimes to another as he please For he can do whatever can be done Feast then and merrily together sit And please your selves with stories I 'll tell one And which as to the time is not unfit Of what at Troy was by Ulysses done I will not tell you all the pranks he plaid But onely how he came into the Town With canvas Mantle o'r his shoulders laid Bloody with stripes from no hand but his own And by the name of Dectes there did pass And as a slave went freely up and down When such man in the Fleet at all none was And was to every one but me unknown I question'd him and he at first was shy But when I bath'd him and anointed had And cloth'd and tane an Oath of secresie He told me what designe the Argives had Then having gotten much Intelligence And many of the Trojan people slain He safely to the fleet departed thence Leaving their Wives lamenting there in vain But I was glad For changed was my minde And griev'd by Venus t' have been made so mad To leave my Child Hermione behind And my good Husband when no cause I had Then Menelaus said Your Story Wife Is to the purpose Countries I have seen Many and oft with Heroes in my life In Councels sitten but was never in The place where any like Ulysses sat I'th'Wooden Horse I 'll tell you what he did No man did ever such a thing as that The Princes of the Army there lay hid Death and destruction bearing into Troy Some Daemon then that was no friend to us Made you come forth our Counsel to destroy And with you also came Deiphobus And thrice about the Wooden Horse you went And called to us ev'ry man by name And our Wives voices so did represent As not to be discerned from the same I' th' midst Ulysses Diomed and I Heard well your call as we together sat And ready were to go forth or reply But by Ulysses hindred were of that But Anticlus had answered certainly Had not Ulysses when he heard her call Laid hand upon his mouth immediately And held till you were gone That sav'd us all 'T was much then said Telemachus but this Was not enough the man alive to keep Though made of steel whose end determin'd is But now O King the time is come for sleep Then Helen to her women order gave To see their Beds made ready and lay on Fair Purple Rugs and under them to have Soft Blankets and fine Coverlids upon Before the liouse in Chamber o'r the Gate But in the inmost of the Palace lay King Menelaus with his Royal Mate And rose again together with the day And when he had himself attir'd and shod And hung his trusty sword had by his side Out of his Chamber came he like a God And to Telemachus himself appli'd Telemachus said he what bringeth you To Lacedaemon o'r the Sea so wide Publick or private bus'ness Tell me true Telemachus unto him then repli'd To you King Menelaus I am come T' enquire what of my Father is betide My house is full of Enemies at home That me consume and there resolve t' abide I' th' fields they fruitless make my husbandry My stock they eat and would my Mother wed This made me come to know the certainty Whether my Father be alive or dead Whether you saw him after he left Troy Wandring abroad For he was born to woe Or of him any thing heard others say Let tenderness hide nothing that you know If in the Argive Host he useful were In Counsel or in Battle when need was Tell me the truth be 't never so severe To this much grieved answer'd Menelaus Yes yes said he there many enter'd be Into a strong mans house while he 's away And are in hope to dwell there constantly Though not so valiant as he be they As when a Stag and Hind entring the Den Of th' absent Lion lulls his whelps with tales Of Hills and Dales the Lion comes agen And tears them into pieces with his nails So shall Ulysses all those Suiters slay O that the Gods Apollo Pallas Jove Amongst the Suiters set him would one day Such as when with Philonelid he strove And threw him flat and made the Argives glad If such as then Ulysses should be there Short would their lives be and their wedding bad But to the matter whereof you would hear I can say nothing upon certainty And my own knowledge But what I was told By Proteus And tell I will no lie Nor any thing of what he said with-hold Before the Land of Aegypt Pharos lies An Island and therein a Haven good Against whatever wind shall chance to â—ise And ready to depart my ships there stood A days sail distant stands it in the Main But ' cause the Hecatomb I offer'd not The Gods a long time did me there detain For they are angry when they are forgot There twenty days together we were pent Though fain we would have put again to Sea And our Provision had quite been spent But that I then met with Idothâ—ë She daughter is of Proteus And he A Herdsman old of Neptune is and has The charge his Sea-calves kept and fed to see His daughter met me when alone I was My Company their dinner to provide With Angle rods were fishing on the strand Then said she to me standing by my side Why stay you here and nothing take in hand To help your self as if a Child you were Or negligent or loved misery Suffring your self to be so long pent here Or can you no way find to be set free What God you be soever answer'd I Thus much unto you I must plainly say That in this Isle I stay unwillingly And for my freedom to the Gods I pray But tell me you for Gods know every thing What God is it that to this place me ti'd And what it is that must me from it bring
has a Ship or Oar. And you O Menelaus shall not die In Argos for 't is otherwise decreed But be convey'd t' Elyzium For why Of Jupiter you wedded have the Seed There humanes lead their lives in greatest ease No Snow nor Frost there is Refreshed there They are by Zâ—phyr's rising from the Seas And Jove's Son Rhadamanthus dwelâ—eth there This said into the Sea he went agen But I with thoughts confused in my head Returned back unto my ships and men And soon as we had sup'd the night was spread Then back again into the Nyle we go And offer'd to the Gods a Hecatomb When we their anger had appeased so For Agamemnon there we rais'd a Tomb. When this was done for Argos we set sail And quickly to our native soil we came Th'lmmortal Gods gave us a lusty gale And all the way continued the same Telemachus yo 've heard all I can say But must not therefore streightway take your leave Until th' eleventh or twelfth day you must stay The Presents I intend you to receive A Chariot you shall have and Horses three And a fair Cup emboss'd to offer wine That in your Vows you may remember me Then said Telemachus I here have li'n Long time already And my men at Pyle Are weary of expecting me Else I Could stay a year and never all that while My minde have on my house or Family So much I taken am with your discourse But let my Present be some Monument To Ithaca I 'll never carry horse They for the Plains are more convenient Large Plains which you have here in many places And where store is of Wheat and Rice and Lore In Ithaca there is no ground for races Nor Pastures good enough to feed a Goat In th'Isles about it gallop can no Horse In th' Isle it self nor gallop nor be fed When he had made an end of his discourse Atrides smiling on him stroak'd his head 'T is spoken said he like a gallant man And that descended is of Noble bloud I 'll give you other Presents for I can In place of these that shall be full as good A Monument kept in my Treasury Of massie silver a fair Temperer The work of Vulcan which was given me At Sidon by the King when I was there Whilst they together thus discoursing staid The bidden Guests fat sheep rich wine bring in And bread their Wives upon the Tables laid And about Supper busie were within And now the Suiters at Ulysses house Were throwing of the Stone and Darts And by Antinous sat and Eurymachus Chief of the Woo'rs Then came Neomon nigh Unto Antinous he spake and said When will Telemachus return from Pâ—le My ship I lent him and am now afraid I shall have need of her my self the while For over into Elis I must pass Twelve Mares of mine there go and with the same Twelve unbroke Mules with all their Foals at grass And some of them I would fetch home and tame At this they star'd For never dreamed they That in good earnest he would go to Pyle But in the fields would with some Herâ—sman stay And there from us conceal himself a while Antinous then askt When parted he What company went with him hence His own Servants and Husbandmen for that mâ—ght be Or youngmen of the best accounti'â—h ' Town And tell me further was it willingly You lent your ship or were you fore't thereto To this Noemon did again reply I lent it willingly What should I do Who would not yield to such a man's request When he has need and asks as well as I And with him went of Ithaca the best And Mentor chief of all the company If he it were not 't was some Deity For which is strange I saw him yesterday Before the Sun was mounted half the sky Yet went the ship the night before away This said he went his way Antinous And th' other sate there yet and wondered The Suiters left their sport sat down and thus Antinous the Case then opened And in an angry tone with fiery eye 'T is true said he Telemachus has done A work to us of great indignity We thought he never could that way have gone We many are and men Yet he a Boy Has got a ship and of our men the best But may Jove him before he us destroy Give me a good ship e'r we be opprest And twenty able men And in the Strait 'Twixt Ithaca and Same I will lie And for their coming back from Pylus wait And entertain him with hot coming by The Suiters all were pleased with the Plot And then they ' rose together and went in But Medon had heard all Which they knew not For he without the Court was they within And to inform Penelope he went And when she saw him coming in a door Medon said she what are you hither sent To bid my Maids trouble themselves no more With how the Suiters they shall entertain But onely for themselves make ready meat Lest when they hither come to sup again It prove the last that they shall ever eat Telemachus his wealth you wasted have As if your Fathers never told you how Ulysses with them did himself behave That never did unkindness to them shew In Deed or Word Although a liberty Kings often take one man to love or hate Above another without telling why But he cause of offence to no man gave But of good turns received heretofore Your nature altogether senseless is O Queen said Medon would it were no more But I must tell you somewhat worse than this The Suiters have conspir'd to kill your Son Which Jove avert as he is coming home For he to Pylus is and Sparta gone T' enquire what of his Father is become This said Penelope was stricken dumb And filled were with tears her eyes But when Her voice at last again was to her come She spake to Medon and him asked then Medon said she why went my Son away What need had he upon the Sea to ride Meant he his name amongst men to destroy And Medon to her then again repli'd I cannot tell Perhaps encouraged By some o' th' Gods or Presage of his own T' enquire about his Father whether dead Or on what Coast he is by fortune thrown This said her tears she could no longeâ— hold And lets her self sink down upon the Sill. Then came her Maids about her young and old Did ever Gods said she bear such ill will To any woman as they bear to me Why deal they with me worse than with the rest O my dear Husband What a man was he All manly vertues lodged in his breast Through Hellas and through Argos known was he Of him the Gods unkind me first berest And now away my Child must taken be That to sustain the House at home was left Sluts that you are and of his going knew Why was it not to me discovered For had I of it been inform'd by you I had him stai'd or he
has sorrow left behind But to me chiefly who go where I please Shall never such another Master finde Nor ever be again at so much ease No though I should unto my Countrey go And Parents that have got and nourisht me To see them though I wish I long not so As I Ulysses long again to see Whom though now absent I call by his name He was so kind and took such care of me That of such small respect I feel some shame A second Father he should called be Friend said Ulysses since so hard it is To make you hope he will so soon be here Know that I have not rashly told you this What I have spoken I will also swear If true with Coat and Vest my news requite If not then not although ill raid am I. Of him as of Hell-gate I hate the sight That can by want be made to tell a Lye Know Jove the chief of Gods and then the Host That hath provided for us this good Chear And in Ulysses house doth rule the roast Ulysses will be here some time this year This Month expired or the next begun And be reveng'd of th' Wooers impudent That have dishonoured his Wife and Son Then said Eumaeus Leave this argument For your good news nothing will be to pay Nor will Ulysses ever come again Drink Wine and no more on this subject say I cannot think upon him without pain And swear no more True be it all you say To me Laertes and Penelope And to Telemachus 't will be great joy For whom my sorrows much augmented be He sprang up like a branch to mans estate I thought he would in Prowess prove no less Than 's Father was whom he did imitate In Wit and Figure and in Comâ—â—ness But now the Gods bereav'd him have of Wit He 's gone to Pyle to hear what men there say About his Father whilst the Suiters sit Waiting at Sea to kill him by the way But him let 's leave a while with Pow'rs above Whether to let him dâ—e or bring him back Waiting upon the pleasure of high Jove And now of your own woes untie the sack That I may know them Tell me truely now Your own your Fathers and your Countries name And further I desire you let me know Whence are the Mariners that with you came Unto this Town and tell me this likewise Where rideth the good ship that brought you to 't For verily I can no way devise How you should come on Horsback or on Foot Then said Ulysses Were we here alone And meat and drink for so long us attend And all the rest about their work were gone The year would sooner than my Story end Of Crete I am and rich my Father was And many Children more he had But they Begotten were according to the Laws But of a Concubine the Son was I. My Father was Castor Hylacides That was for wealth in Crete much honoured And for his Children but lov'd me no less Than those he had begot in lawful bed When he was dead and gone my Brothers proud Divide his state amongst themselves by Lot And little of it they to me allow'd But for all that a good rich Wife I got My vertue won her I no shun-field was Nor from my stock degenerate she saw Though from me now my strength be gone alas But you I think can know Wheat by the Straw For now with hardship I am much decal'd Mars gave me Courage and Athena Skill To beat up Quarters and by Ambush laid With Stratagems my Enemies to kill Of being slain I never had a thought But foremost still I leapt out with my Spear And of the Foes to death I still one brought Unless his feet than my feet swifter were And such I was in War But Husbandry And keeping home though that bred children store I car'd not for But Ships I lov'd to see And War Darts Bows and Shafts I loved more Yet horrible they be to other wights For for such things the Gods have temper'd me Many things are there wherein one delights Which to another man unpleasant be Before the Greeks went to the Siege of Troy Nine times had I commanded on the Seas And always our Success was good that way And of the Prey I chose what did me please Beside my share And wealth came in apace Wise I was thought and honour'd much in Crete And when Jove had decreed Troy to deface Idomeneus and I went with the Fleet Or else we must our credit quite have lost Nine years we fought the tenth we took the Town And setting up our Sails we left the Coast And by the Gods were tossed up and down But Jove determin'd me more trouble yet For needs I would to Aegypt go and trade A month I staid at home then forth I set With nine good ships and an ill Voyage made For when six days I feasted had my Crew And to the Gods devoutly offer'd part A good strong wind from the North Heaven blew And from the Coast of Crete we then depart Smoothly we sail'd safe our arrival was Nor man nor ship had any harm at all From shore to shore we did in five days pass And in the Nile we let our anchors fall Then I my Fellows bad aboard to stay And guard the ships and some to places high I sent to watch but mov'd by lucre they On plunder and on rapine had their eye The fields they waste and kill the men and make Women and Children captives Then the cry Arriving at the City Arms they take And next day carly to the field they hie VVith Horse and Foot then thundered the field Their Armour lightned My men frighted were Some taken and made slaves some flying kill'd And all the rest ran scatter'd here and there Then I though t 'had been better there t' have di'd So many woes have since befallen me Pull'd off my Helmer laid ray Spear aside And Buckler too and kneel'd at the Kings knee He rescu'd me and home with him me brought Sitting by him that did his Chariot drive Though in their heat many to kill me sought Yet the King brought me to the Town alive Seven years I there remain'd and riches got For every man almost me somewhat gave Then thither came a Merchant that had not His fellow in all Aegypt for a Knave His house and riches in Phoenicia were And he with Lyes entic'd me to his home VVith him I went And there I staid a year And when the Months and Days about were come He set me in a Ship for Libya And there together with our Goods we sate He cracking of the profit he foresaw And I suspecting though it were too late VVith him I went And when the Ship was forth VVe steer'd our Course without the Isle of Crete For by good luck we had a wind full North. But Jove determin'd had we should not see 't For when the Island we had left behind And nothing else appear'd but Sea
save me can Welcome you are then said Telemachus Aboard let 's go where you shall have such chear As we can make and hath contented us Then took and on the deck he laid his Spear And up into the Ship he went and at The Stern he plac'd himself and close by him The Stranger Theoclymenus down sat Then bids Telemachus the ship to trim And straight the Mast upright they set and bind And hoise their Sails with ropes of good Cow-hide And Pallas sent them a good strong forewind And swiftly did the Ship the Sea divide The Sun was down and doubtful was the light When he to Pherae came and passed by And then by Elis coasted he all night And came unto the Thoae Islands nigh And thought upon the Suiters in his way Ulysses and Eumaeus supping sat And when their hunger they had put away The Tables gone they leasure had to chat And then Ulysses had a mind to know Whether Eumaeus rather had he staid Ich ' Lodge with him or to the City go And to the Company he spake and said Hear me Eumaeus and you all his Friends I stay here helping to consume your meat My mind me to the City rather bends For Bread and Wine there begging I shall get But I must then entreat you to provide Some good man to go with me Being there Necessity it self will be my guide To find the houses where there is good chear And if I go unto Ulysses Doors Unto Penelope I can tell news And make my self well known unto the Woo'rs And they to give me meat will not resuse I can do any service that they will Thank Mercury to whom I owe that good Few be they can compare with me for skill To make a Fire or to cleave out Wood To roast and carve Meat or Wine to give out Or any thing that Great Mens Servants do Ay me Eumaeus said Poor man what thought Is this of yours D' ye long to perish so As you must do if you among them stay Their insolence is known up to the Sky You are not like their Serving men For they Are young and are apparell'd handsomely With Coat and Vest Their heads and faces shine With Unguents sweet Stay therefore here with me There 's none that at your staying doth repine Nor I nor any of my Company Telemachus when he comes home agen Shall give you Garments a fair Coat and Vest And good Shooes also to your feet and then See you convoy'd to what place you think best To this Ulysses-answered and said O that Jove lov'd you but as well as I You have me from a wreâ—ched wandring staid The Belly brings to men much misery Then said Ulysses Since I am to stay Say of Ulysses Parents if you know His Father and his Mother whether they Be both remaining yet alive or no. To this Eumaeus said Laertes lives But wofully and weary of his life Still for the absence of his Son he grieves But more lamenteth the death of his Wife The loss of her was that first made him old She di'd for grief thinking her Son was dead As sad a death it was as can be told May we from such death be delivered While she was living though she grieved were When cause there was I could have askt her mind Freely For why with her own Daughter dear She brought me up and never was but kind This Daughter Ctimene when come of age For she the youngest was to Same went To a rich man given in Marriage But I well clad in Câ—at and Vest was sent And shooeâ— upon my seet into the field For she a purpose had to do me good But now the time does no such kindness yield And yet the blessed Gods provide me food For they so well have multipli'd my Swine That we have still enough of meat and drink And wherewithal to make a poor man dine Although the Suiter riot make them shrink â—ot since this woe Penelope befel 'T is harsh to her to hear of business Yet Servants need her both to ask and tell All that belongeth to their Offices And also sometimes may be need they had I' th' house to eat and carry somewhat home Of that whereof Servants are most part glad And which unto their Lodges never come Ho said Ulysses since it doth appear You were a Traveller when but a Boy Tell me I pray what your Adventures were And what your sufferings were upon the way Was your Town plund'red by the Enemies And you brought hither as a part o' th' prey Or been by Thieves for you were no ill prize As you kept Sheep or Cattle brought away Then said Eumaeus Since to hear the Story Of how I hâ—ther came it is your pleasure Sit patiently the Wine there stands before ye For sleep and joy the long nights give us leasure It is not good too soon to go to bed For too much sleep is but a weariness The rest that will may go and morning spread Drive forth the Swine which is their business Mean while let us sit here and drink and chat And Stories of our sad Adventures tell For much contentment there is ev'n in that To them that suffer'd have and come off well But to my Story now An Isle there is Under the Tropique of the Sun not great Call'd Syria but very fertile 't is Well stor'd with Kine and Sheep and Wine and Wheat Where Famine never enter'd nor Disease Amongst the people When a man was aged Dian ' and Phoebus made him die with ease And gentle shafts the pain of death asswaged Two Towns it had Their Laws were not the same But of them both my Father was the King Phoenician Merchants Rats then thither came And in their Ships did many Baubles bring There then was in my Fathers house a Maid Phoenician born that well could sowe and spin As washing Clothes she at the Seas side staid One of these Merchants sooth'd her into fin For good Work women may be made do that If flâ—tter'd well And then he askt her name And whence she was And truth she told the Rat. From Sidon said she a rich Town I came And Daughter am of wealthy Arybas But Taphian Thâ—eves took me by force away As homewards from the field I going was And sold me to this man with whom I stay Then said the Merchant man that did her wiâ—e Will you to Sidon home return with me And see your Parents They are still alive And rich as heretofore I will said she If you and all your company will swear At Sidon you will set me safe ashore And when all sworn and agreed on it were The woman spake again and this said more If any of you see me in the streeâ— Or at the Well speak not at all to me Lest any of the house should chance to see 't And tell my Master Jealous he will be Put me in Bonds and seek you to destroy Buy quickly what you buy and ready be And
Eumaeus were not yet Arriv'd but near for close they followed And of the Fiddle they could hear the din. Ulysses said unto Eumaeus then 'T is a fine house Ulysses dwelled in And eas'ly known from those of other men The Court with Wall and Hedge is fenced strong Having strong Gates with two Locks great fast Some Feast here is I hear the sound of Song And Fiddle which with Feast the Gods have plac't Then answered Eumaeus 'T is well guest And other things you mark as well as this But let us now consider what is best In that which at this time our bus'ness is Go you in first and put your self among The Suiters or if you think better so I 'll first go in but do not you stay long Lest you of one or other take a blow I hear I understand Go you in first The Seas and Wars have taught me patience Of all my suff'rings this is not the worst Of blows and throws I have experience And may the Suiters henceforth have the same The Belly forceth Mortals to much Woe But there is no force can the Belly tame It sets the Good Ship on the Sea to go Which t 'one another evil fortune bears While they discoursed thus before the door Ulysses Dog held up his head and ears Argus by name that had been long before Well lookt to ere Ulysses went to Troy They with him cours'd the wild Goat Deer and Hare But all the while his Master was away The Servants of his keeping took no care But on the Dung before the Door he lay Which there was heap'd to manure Fields Leas From many Mules and Cattle faln away There lay the old Dog Argus full of Fleas And as Ulysses near was couch'd his ears And fauned with his tail but could not rise And which Eumaeus did not sâ—e the tears Ready to fall were from Ulysses eyes And then Ulysses to Eumaeus said This is a very well-shap'd Dog I see 'T is strange to see him on a Dunghil laid I know not whether also swift he be Or for his beauty only was he fed As Lords make much of Dogs for being fine And at their Tables see them cherished Then answered the Master of the Swine The Master of him is of life bereft If now he were the same for shape and deed He then was when Ulysses here him left You 'ld quickly see he had both strength and speed There was no Beast he once saw in the Wood That could escape him For not only swift But also at a Scent was very good But now himself scarce able is to lift For why his Master being dead and gone He was not left unto the Womans care And when the Master is not looking on Men servants of their duty careless are For half the vertue taken is away Of whosoever is to service ti'd This said into the house he went his way And Argus having seen his Master dâ—'d Telemachus the first that saw him enter Unto him nodded to come to his Seat A Chopping-board was near him by adventure He took up that whereon to eat his meat And near Telemachus he plac'd the same A Waiter sets before him flesh and bread And after him Ulysses also came Like an old Beggar torn and tattered And said t' Eumaeus Give the Beggar this And bid him go and try the charity Of all the rest and tell him hurtful 't is For Beggars to have too much modesty Eumaeus then streight went unto the Guest And said Telemachus doth give you this And bids you try your fortune with the rest For modesty to Beggars hurtful is And then Ulysses to Eumaeus says God bless Telemachus and make him great And always grant him that for which he prays And then with both his hands receiv'd his meat And as the Fiddle with the Feast gives o're Ulysses when he eaten had his meat Sate quiet on the Sill and said no more But still amongst the Woo'rs the noise was great Then Pallas comes and stands Ulysses by And bids him try the Suiters as they sat Which of them had which wanted charity Though they the same men would be for all that Then rising up before the first he stands And to the right hand onward still he goes To every one and holds up both his hands Like one that well the Art of Begging knows They gave him meat and wondred at the man And one another askt Who is' t and whence And then Melanthius to speak began I saw hâ—m said he but a little since Brought hither by the Master of the Swine But who he is his Kindred and his place It is not in my power to divine This said Antinous in choler was O noble Master of the Swine said he What made you here to introduce this Guest Think you that yet too few the Beggars be That you must needs invite this trouble-feast Your Lords estate the sooner to eat up Good as you are says he you say not right No man a Stranger e're call'd in to Sup And him on no acquaintance did invite Unless he were a man that moâ—â— men need Prophet Physician or Armourer Or Fidler at a Feast for when men feed A Song doth adde delight unto the chear These use to be invited ev'ry where Who ever call'd a Beggar in to eat But to the Servants you still cruel were And of them all you me the worst did treat But I care little whilst Penelope Alive is and Telemachus her Son Telemachus then bad him silent be Eumaeus said he let him now alone He loves to quarrel and set others on Then to Antinous he turn'd and spake Is this as from a Father to his Son To bid me make my Guest my house forsake I 'll never do 't Give him what Alms you will Nor shall my Mother nor I nor a man Nor woman that here dwelleth take it ill But eat than give it seems you better can Then said Antinous These words are great And passionate but spoken without need If thus we all go on to give him meat He may himself three months together feed This said his Footstool to his foot he drew Ulysses with his Scrip went to the Sill For it was full meaning to beg anew And first he tries Antinous his will Give a poor Stranger says he You appear Amongst th' Achaeans here to be the best For like a King you look and reason 't were You should in bounty exceed all the rest And I abroad your goodness will make known I could for riches once with most compare And kept a great and free house of my own And askt what want you man not what you are And many Servants had and things that pass For happiness amongst us mortals all Till t' Aegypt I by Knaves perswaded was To sail I' th' Nile we let our Anchors fall There I my Fellows bid aboard to stay And guard the ships and some to places high I sent to watch But mov'd by lucre they On
Let him therefore Try first whose Table next the Cupboard is And so to the right hand up one by one The other Suiters all approved this Leiodes was the first so he begun His place was low'st He to the threshold went To try his force But to his tender hand And feeble arms the Bowe would not relent Then down he laid it there and lets it stand And to the Suiters spake This Bowe saies he I cannot bend some other tak 't in hand It 's like of many Lords the death to be When by the strongest it comes to be man'd For better 't is to die than live and miss The hopes you hither come for ev'ry day And what is' t any of you hope but this That you Ulysses Consort marry may But when he shall this Bowe have understood Let him some other Lady wooe at case Amongst th' Achaeans whom he shall think good And let Penelope take whom she please This said the Bowe and Arrow he set by And to the Seat went where he sat before And by Antinous was angerly Assoon as he had spoke rebuk'd therefore What say you That this Bowe the death shall be Of many Lords Why so ' Cause you have not The strength to bend it Others have you 'll see But you for bending Bowes were not begot Then to Melantheus he turn'd and said Let fire be made and a great Chair set by 't And let upon it Cushions be laid And let us have good store of Tallow white T' anoint and warm and supple make the Bowe And try if we perhaps may bend it then Fire Chair and Cushions came and greace enough But to no purpose too weak were the men Antinous yet and Eurymachus Gave it not over these two were the best Of all the Suiters that came to the house No hope at all remained for the rest Eumaeus and Philaetius then went cut Together after them Ulysses went And when they were the Gate and Court without Himself unto them to discover meant And fair he spake them Master of the Kine And you Eumaeus Master of the Swine Shall I keep in or speak a thought of mine To speak it out my heart does me encline What if Ulysses should come suddenly Brought by some God and stand be ore this rout On whose side his or theirs would you then be What your mind prompts you to speak freely out Then answer'd him the Master of the Kine O that the Gods above would have iâ— so You 'ld see the vertue of these hands of mine The Master of the Swine then said so too When now the hearts of both of them he knew He spake again and said 'T is I am he That after twenty years return to you And know you longed have this day to see Of all my Servants I find only you That wish me here If therefore it shall please The Gods by me the Suiters to subdue I 'll give you wealth enough to live at ease And Houses near me and shall wedded live And Brothers of Telemachus shall be And that you may assuredly believe Ulysses speaks it you a sig e shall see With that he pull'd hi Rags beside his Thigh And lets them see the place the Boar had rent Then when upon Parnassus Mountain high He with his Unkles Sons a hunting went And then they fling their arms about Ulysses And kiss his hand and shoulders weeping sore And he again embraced them with kisses Nor had till Sun-set weeping given o're But that Ulysses hinder'd it Give o're said he Your weeping lest that some one come out hither And tell within what here without they see Go in but one by one not all together First I 'll go in and then come you Now mark I 'll pray the Suiters I the Bowe may try If to my motion they refuse to hark Give it into my hand as you pass by And you Eumaeus bid the Women shut The House-doors all nor suffer any one O' th' men without the House his head to put And though within they hap to hear men grone That they stir not but ply their business The utter-Gate Philoetius lock you fast That to the House there may be no access This said into the Hall again he past And after him his Servants Now the Bowe Was in Eurymachus his hand by th' fire He warm'd and ruâ—'d and did what he could do But for to bend it he was ne're the nigher At this he vext and took it heinously And O said he 't is not for my own part I troubled am but for the Company 'T is chiefly that I take so much to heart Nor is it for a Wife that I complain For in Achaia Ladies be enough But that we hope Penelope to gain Although we cannot bend Ulysses Bowe Then said Antinous 'T will not be so This day unto Apollo sacred is And not a day for bending of the Bowe Therefore to lay it by is not amiss And let the Axes stand still as they do For 't is not like they will be stoln away And so go in and offer Wine unto The God The Bowe may till to morrow stay And bid Melanthus in the morning bring Goats of the fattest and whereof the savour May from Apollo of all Archers King For bending of the Bowe procure us favour They all agree Into the house they went The Officers for hands the water hold The Waiters fill the Cups and them present And when they drunk had each man what he would Then spake Ulysses to the Suiters thus Hear me ye Suiters what I have to say Antinous and you Eurymachus For to you two 't is chiefly that I pray Since you the bending of the Bowe remit To th' Gods to give to whom they please and they To morrow doubtless will determine it Let me now of the Bowe make an essay That I may know whether my strength be spent And what I could before now cannot do Whether I still be firm or do relent With hardship and with want of looking to These words of his made all the Suiters mad With fear that he indeed would bend the Bowe Antinous gave him language very bad Thou wretched Stranger is it not enough That of our Feast thou hast an equal part And that of our discourse and none but thou Stranger and Beggar made a hearer art 'T is wine that makes thee not thy self to know For wine serves all men so that drink too much Wine hurt Burytion the Centaur great His carriage in Perithous house was such Among the Lapithae sitting at meat That angry with 't they were and all arose And with sharp iron cut off both his ears And with the same they pared off his nose A way the cause of his own harm he bears From that day on Centaurs and men are foes Themselves men hurt by wine immoderate So if you bend the Bowe your ears you 'll lose For you 'll find here no prating Advocace But to King Takim forthwith you shall go And
my part to my Grave I 'd rather go Come quickly then lest we prevented be This said the people for him pity had Then came in Medon who had scaped free And Phemius that scap'd too and was glad And Medon to th' Assembly spake and said Ulysses of himself could not have done This mighty deed without th'Immortals aid I saw when present I was looking on A God stand by that him encouraged In Mentoâ—â—â— shape he plainly did appear And then about the room the Suiters fled And fell befâ—re Ulysses in their fear Next him spake Alitherses who alone Saw Fore and Aft. Hear me you men said he Of this great slaughter I accuse can none But ev'n your selves that gave no ear to me Nor yet to Mentor We you counselled The licence of your Children to take down That spent the Substance and dishonoured The Wife of him that was of such renown My counsel therefore to you now is this Not to proceed lest on your selves you bring More mischief yet and of your purpose miss So said he then but little profiting For more than half with alalaes up start And cry aloud To Arms go on proceed But quietly sat still the lesser part That with Eupeithes Judgment disagreed When they had clad themselves in glist'ning brass Without the Town they came to Randezvouze In open field Eupeithes Leader was Seeking revenge where he his life shall loose Then Pallas to her Father came and said O Father King of Kings what do you mean The War shall last between them or be staid To this her Father answer'd her agen Child why d' ye ask me that 't was your request The Suiters for their insolence should pay Do what you please but yet I think it best When you have done that Peace for ever stay And ever reign Ulysses and his race Which to confirm Oblivion I 'll send Of former Acts the image to deface Then gladly Pallas did from Heaven descend When now Ulysses and his Company Removed had their hunger wâ—th good chear Ulysses said Some one go forth and see Whether the Ithacesians be near And then one of the young men standing there Went forth and saw them as he past the Sill And turning back Arm said he they are here And then they all put on their Arms of Steel Ulysses and his Son and Servants four Six Sons of Dolius And the old men Laertes were and Dolius two more Aged they were but necessary then Then arm'd Ulysses leading out they go And Pallas both in person and in voice Resembling Mentor in came to them too Ulysses seeing her did much rejoyce And looking on Telemachus he said Telemachus this Battle will declare Who Courage has who not Be not afraid That you dishonour not your stock beware Father said he you shall see by and by You need not be ashamed of your Son Laertes this discourse heard joyfully And to the Gods cri'd out in passion O ye kind Gods and happy day is this O joy My Son and Grandson are at strife Which of the two the most Courageous is And ready to buy Honour with his life Then Pallas to Laertes said My Friend Son of Arcesius whom the Gods do love With all your force your Spear now from you send But pray first unto Pallas and to Jove He praid and threw his Spear which th'Helmet smot Of old Eupeithes and went into 's head Down dead he fell the Helmet sav'd him not His Armour rattled and his spirit fled And then fell on Ulysses and his Son Upon the foremost both with Sword and Spear And surely had destroy'd them ev'ry one Had not Jove's Daughter Pallas then been there She to the People call'd aloud and said Hold Ithacesians The Quarrel may Whithout more blood be ended They afraid Of th' Heavenly voice began to run away Ulysses yet not ceased to pursue The Captains of his foes till from above In Thunder Jove his sooty Bolt down threw Then Pallas said Beware offend not Jove And glad was then Ulysses to give o're By Pallas were propounded terms of Peace In Mentor's shape and each part to them swore And thus it was agreed the War should cease FINIS THE CONTENTS LIB I. IN a Council of the Gods Neptune absent Pallas procureth an Order for the restitution of Ulysses And appearing to his Son Telemachus in humane shape adviseth him to complain of the Suiters before the Council of the Lords and then to go to Pylus and Sparta to enquire about his Father LIB II. Telemachus complains in vain and borrowing a Ship goes secretly to Pyle by Night And how he was there recevied LIB III. Nestor entertains him at Pyle and tells him how the Greeks departed from Troy and sends him for further information to Sparta LIB IV. His entertainment at Sparta where Menelaus tells him what besel many of the Greeks in their return that Ulysses was with Calypso in the Isle Ogygia as he was told by Proteus LIB V. The Gods in Council command Calypso by Mercury to send away Ulysses on a Raft of Trees and Neptune returning from Aethiopia and seeing him on the Coast of Phaeacia scattered his Raft and how by the help of Ino be swam ashore and slept in a heap of dry leaves till the next day LIB VI. Nausicaa going to a River near that place to wash the Cloathes of her Father Mother and Brethren while the Cloathes were drying plaâ—eâ— with her Maids at Ball and Ulysses coming forth is fed and cloath'd led to the house of her Father King Alcinous where being received the Queen after Supper taking noâ—ice of his Garments gave him occasion to relate his Passage thither on the Raft LIB VII Alcinous entertains him and grants him a Convoy and both he and the Lords give him Presents LIB VIII The next days entertainment of Ulysses where he sees them contend in wrestling and other Exercises and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing and over-threw them all And how the King asked his Name his Country and his Adventure LIB IX Ulysses relaâ—es first what befel him amongst the Cicones at Ifmarus Secondly amongst the Lotophagi Thirdly how he was used by the Cyclops Polyphemus LIB X. Ulysses his entertainment by Aeolus of whom he received a fair Wind for the present and all the rest of the Winds tied in a Bag which his men untying flew out and carried him back to Aeolus who refused to receive him LIB XI His Adventure at Lestrigonia with Antiphates where of twelve Ships he lost eleven men and all How he went thence to the Isle Aeaea where half of his men were turn'd by Circe into Swine and how he went himself with the other half and by the help of Mercury recovered them and stayed with Circe a year LIB XII Ulysses his descent into Hell and discourses with the Ghosts of the deceased Heroes His passage by the Sirens and by Scylla and Charibdis The Sacriledge committed by his men in the Isle Thrinacia The destruction of his ship men How he swam on a plank nine days together and came to Ogygia where he stayed seven years with Calypso LIB XIII Ulysses sleeping is set ashore at Ithaca by the Phaeacians and waking knows it not Pallas in form of a Shepherd helps to hide his Treasure The ship that conveyed him is turn'd into a Rock and Ulysses by Pallas is instructed what to do and transformed into an old Beggar-man LIB XIV Ulysses in form of a Beggar goes to Eumaeus the Master of his Swine where he is well used and tells a feigned story and informs himself of the behaviour of the wooers LIB XV. Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the Presents given him by Menelaus Telemachus landed goes first to Eumaeus LIB XVI Telemachus fends Eumaeus to the City to tell his Mother of his return And how in the mean time Ulysses discovers himself to his Son LIB XVII Telemachus relates to his Mother what he had heard at Pyle and Sparta LIB XVIII The fighting at Fists of Ulysses with Irus His admonition to Amphinomus Penelope appears before the wooers and draws Presents from them LIB XIX Telemachus removes the Arâ—â—s out of the Hall Ulysses discourseth with Penelope And is known by his Nurse but concealed And the hunting of the Bore upon that occasion related LIB XX. Pallas and Ulysses consult of the killing of the wooers Ulysses makes himself known to Eumaeus and Philoetius LIB XXI Penelope bringeth forth her Husbands Bowe Which the Suiters could not bend but was bent by Ulysses LIB XXII The killing of the Wooers LIB XXIII Ulysses maketh himself known to Penelope tells her his Adventures briefly and in the morning goes to Laertes and makes himself known to him LIB XXIV The Ithacesians bury the Wooers and sitting in Council resolve on revenge And coming near the house of Laertes are met by Ulysses and Laertes with Telemachus and Servants the whole number twelve and overcome and submit FINIS
and to them saâ—d Stand further off I pray fair Maids for I My body naked am asham'd to show Then stand they off and tell their Mistress why For washing he must have put off his bough Then washâ—◠〈◊〉 his head and shoulders wide And with his hand from 's head stroak'd down the brine And with the Clothes that laid were by his side Arrai'd himself that comely were and fine Then Pallas to him came and made him look Taller and broader than he was before And from his Hair the colour gray she took And made it like the Hyacynthine flower As one by Vulcan or Athena taught Gold upon Silver skilfully had spread So Pallas on Ulysses beauty wrought And graceful Majesty upon his head Then sat he on the Sands Nausicaa Then said unto her Maidens Do you hear How poor he look'd the first time we him saw And now how like a God he does appear And by the Gods it may be he was sent To dwell amongst the people of this place With such a Husband I could be content If he would stay and think it no disgrace Go Maids and set before him Wine and Meat Away they went and did as she them bad And he fell to and heartily did eat For long before he nothing eaten had Then harnessed the Mules and set them to And folded and put up the Garments all Nausicaa went up with Maidens two And then unto Ulysses did she call Rise Stranger to the City let us go That I may send you to my Fathers house Where all the best Phaeacians you 'll know But hear you for I think you cautelous Whilst in the Fields the Coach is on the way Amongst my Maidens follow it apace But when you see it neer the City stay And that you may well understand the place A Tow'r there is you 'll see it for 't is high There 'twixt two Havens is a narrow way You 'll see it by the Masts for Ships there lie Near it the people meet o'th'Market-day And there a Temple fair of Neptune stands Of free-stone from the Quarry hewn and fit For the Phaeacians imploy their hands On Shipping and no other art but it For Bows and Arrows they care not a pin But for such things as serve to pass the Seas Ships Cordage Oars thâ—y take their pleasure in And spend their time and labour upon these I am afraid these men will censure me And say for Censurers are many here This handsome and tall fellow who is he That 's with Nausicaa from God knows where Where did she find him Must he marry her From some far Country he is landed here Wandring by Fortune or a Traveller For sure I am no such man dwelleth neer May be some God from Heav'n descenc'ed is And to live with her always hither come So then to wed a Straâ—ger better 't is Since she thinks none is good enough at home For many seek her and the best men here So will they say and 't will be to my shame For if another that had done it 't were I should my self condemn her foâ— the same For 't is unseemly a fair Maid to see That subject is t' her Parents Government Converse with any man unless she be First married or their Parents give consent And therefore Stranger if you mean to be Convoyed by my Father to your home Do aâ— I tell you Near the way you 'll see A Grove of Poplars When you thither come You 'll finde my Father's Vineyard from the Town As far as one that Holla's heard can be And when you thither come there sit you down Till at my Fathers house you think are we Then to the City go ask where does dwell Alcinous For you shall meet with none Though but a Child but can inform you well So well his house is known to every one And there go in and on until you finde My Mother Whom you 'll by the fire side see Spinning and Maids at the same work behinde The Pillar under which sits working she My Fathers Chair by the same Pillar stands Where when he drinketh like a God he is Pass by it to my Mother and your hands If you mean to get home lay on her knees If once her favour you can but obtain You need not fear but you your friends shall see And to your house and Country come again This said her Whip upon the Mules laid she The Mules start swiftly from the Rivers side For nimble was the motion of their feet But she for those who went afoot did guide The swiftness of their pace as she thought meet When they were come t' Athena's sacred Grove The Sun went down and there Ulysses staid And to the Goddess Daughter of Great Jove That he might good reception finde he prai'd Hear me Jove's Virgin daughter hear me now Since still you did refuse to help me then When Neptune sought at Sea my overthrow Grant that I may be welcome to these men Thus prai'd he and was by Athena heard Though to him face to face she would not come But of her Unkle Neptune was afear'd That nâ—'r forgave him till he was at home LIB VII WHilst there he prai'd Nausicaa went on And staid her Coach the utter gate without And like to Gods her Brothers came each From out the house her stood round about one The Mules they â—â—eed th'appare ' they took in Nausicaa streight to her Chamber went Eurymedusa made a fire therein Who ta'ne by Rovers on the Continent Was given to the King Alcinous That like a God was honour'd by the Nation Of the Phaeacians at home And thus She of Nausicaa had the Education A fire she made her and her Supper brought Ulysses then into the City went Pallas of air had made him such a Coat As he could not be seen lest insolent And sturdy Towns-men should him mock and jear Or ask him Questions who what or why But when he was unto the Gate come near Pallas appeared to him openly Like a young Maid with Pail upon her head Ulysses then spake to her and said thus Sweet pretty Girl will you be pleas'd to lead Me to the house of King Alcinous For I a Stranger come and no man know Nor ever in my life was here before Yes then said Pallas I will you it show For 't is the next unto my Fathers door Go softly thus and I will lead the way For ouâ— folk Strangers do not well indure But in good Ships their honour wholly lay And the wide Sea to pass themselves enure For Neptune given to them has this gift That their good ships fly like to thought or wind This saâ—d the Goddess led with motion swift And on her steps he treading went behind And through the people so he past unseen For why the Goddess Pallas for good will A wondrouâ— mist of Air had wrapt him in Theâ— looking at the house he there sâ—ood still The Havens and the Ships he wondred at The