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
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
trembling stands And in his head chatter'd his Teeth with fear Then in they came and seiz'd on both his hands And Dolon weeping then for Quarter pray'd Great Ransome for me will my Father give For Gold he has enough and will he said Give any price when here he knows I live Then to him said Ulysses Do not fear Nor think of death But see you tell me true Upon what weighty bus'ness you are here When others sleep and at a time undue Meant you to rifle any of the dead Or were you sent by Hector as a Spy Or undertook the same of your own Head T' Ulysses Dolon then did thus reply I was by Hector's promises set on And should have had Achilles Chariot And Horses if I to the Fleet had gone And good intelligence to Hector brought Whether the Ships be guarded as before Or that the Greeks now beaten mean to fly And weary of their labour watch no more To this again Ulysses made reply And smiling said It was no small reward You aimed at Achilles Horses say ye To rule them for a mortal man 't is hard The Goddess Thetis Son they 'll scarce obey But tell me further When you came away Where you left Hector where his Horses are And where his Arms where other Trojans stay To sleep or watch and whether they prepare To go into the Town or mean t' abide Alwaies so near our Ships as they-are now T' Ulysses Dolon then again reply'd This also I will let you truly know I Hector left at Ibus Sepulcher With other Lords in consultation The rest about the Bonfires waking were But certain Watch appointed there was none But those Confederates that came from far Slept at their ease all night and watched not For that they trusted to the Trojans care Having no Wives nor Children with them brought Ulysses then examin'd him again How lye the Strangers Mixt with those of Troy Or by themselves Inform me and be plain Nothing said Dolon but the truth I 'll say Paeons Pelasgians Caucons Leleges And Cars lye by the Sea-side on the Sands The rest near Thymbra quarter and are these The Maeons Mysians Lycians Phrygians But there 's no need to tell you ev'ry thing For if upon our Quarters you would fall There lye the Thracians new come and their King Rhesus by name and utmost lies of all Such Horses yet I never did behold Swift as the Wind and than the Snow more white With silver cover'd is his Charre and Gold Gold are his Arms and make a gallant sight And fitter for a God than man to wear But try now whether I say true or no And send me to the Ships or bind me here Then said Tydides with a frowning Brow Think not to scape though all you say be true For if I let you loose for ought I know You may return agen to Fight or View But hurt us cannot if I kill you now As Dolon then beginning was to pray Tydides sword lighted on 's Neck so just That from his Shoulders fell his Head away As he was speaking and lay in the dust And from him then they took his Cap of Cat His Spear and Wolfes-skin Coat and Bow unbent And in his hands Ulysses took all that And to Minerva up his Prayer sent Hail Pallas whom we pray'd to for success Before all other Gods receive these Gifts And us unto the Thracian Tents address This said the Spoils of Dolon up he lifts And laies them in a Tree and for a mark They near the way laid store of Boughs and Reeds To find them coming back because 't was dark Then with Tydides onward he proceeds And ev'ry step on Arms or Blood they tread And soon amongst the Thracians they were That sleeping lay as if they had been dead And by each one his Buckler and his Spear Their Horses to the Charret-seats were ty'd Thus in three Rows the Thracians were laid Rhesus i' th' midst which first Ulysses spy'd And to Tydides speaking softly said See there the Horses and see there the Man Rhesus of whom we were by Dolon told Untie the Horses or kill all you can And I upon the Horses will lay hold Tydides then made by Minerva bold Amongst them killing went and never staid Like Lion fierce in a neglected fold Till he a dozen of them dead had laid And whomsoever Diomedes slew Ulysses following took him by the Foot And from the place a little way him drew For sear the Steeds not yet accustom'd to 't Should boggle tremble and refuse to pass To Rhesus last of all went Diomed And kill'd him too So he the thirteenth was And panted as he slept for at his Head He dreamt Tydides all night standing was Ulysses to the Horses went And now Seiz'd and their Heads together tyed has But for a Whip he made use of his Bow And gotten forth whistled to Diomed To come away who gave no ear thereto But staying with himself considered What further hurt he might the Trojans do To draw away the Charret by the Pole Wherein the Golden Arms of Rhesus lay Or thence upon his Shoulders bear the whole Or whether he more Thracians should destroy While thus he studied Pallas by him stood Contented be said she with what is done To go unto the Ships I think it good For fear you thither should be forc'd to run Some other God awake the Trojans may Thâ—s said that Pallas to him spake he thought And from the Thracian Quarter came away And on one of the Horses backs he got And tow'rds the Ships at full speed then they ride Ulysses with his Bow still switching on But Phoebus with Tydides Pallas spy'd And angerly call'd up Hippocoon Who when he came and empty saw the ground Where th'horses stood dy'd with blood the field And sprawling in their blood the Thracians found Ay me saâ—d he they have my Unckle kill'd The Trojans then in haste and frighted rise And at the place in great disorder meet And gaze upon the mischief with their eyes But they that did it fled were to the Fleet. When flying they were at the Tree where lay The Spoils of Dolon there a while they tarry Until Tydides fetch'd them had away And to Ulysses given them to carry And mounted was upon his Horse agen Agen Ulysses switch'd them tow'rds the Fleet And when they near it were Old Nestor then Who was the first that heard the Horses Feet Cry'd out The sound of Horses feet I hear I wish Ulysses 't were and Diomed. But somewhat else and worse it is I fear So many sad mishaps run in my Head He scarce had spoken this but they came in When they alighted were and welcomed With Hands and Speeches of their Friends had been Then Nestor thus Ulysses questioned Ulysses Glory of the Greeks said he Whence are these Horses beauteous as the Sun Won from the Trojans But that cannot be For such amongst the Trojans I saw none Though I amongst them
were in ev'ry fight Or given by the Gods Which may be true For both of you are gracious in their sight And Jove and Pallas have a care of you O Noble Nestor said Ulysses then Gods can give better Horses if they please For richer much are they than mortal men Tydides from a King of Thrace took these Who was come newly to the Trojans aid And slain him has besides a dozen more And besides these a Spy that them betraid By Hector sent your purpose to explore This said Ulysses with much people went Triumphing and the milk white Horses drave Over the Trenches to Tydides Tent. There sets them up and Wheat unto them gave But Dolon's Spoils astern his Ship he plac'd Preparing for Athena's Sacrifice And then into the Sea they went and wash'd The sweat from off their Shoulders Legs Thighs And after bath and ' noint themselves with oyl That done they sit down to their meat and dine And being thus refreshed from their toil Unto the Goddess Pallas offer Wine ILIAD LIB XI AUrora rising from Tithonus bed Before both Gods and Men to hold her light Eris from Jove the Signal carried Unto the Argive Fleet of bloudy Fight And down unto Ulysses Ship she went That was the middlemost and high'st of all That heard she might be to Achilles Tent And Ajaxes that they might hear her call At th' outsides of the Fleet they quarter'd were For they upon their Prowess most reli'd Then Eris with her voice the Air did tear And horribly to the Achaeans cri'd Come quickly forth into the Field and fight Be bold Achaeans to the Battle come Incourag'd thus the Greeks took more delight In staying at the War than going home Fellows to Arms then Agamemnon cri'd And to put on his Arms the first man was His Leg-pieces he down to th' Anckles ti'd With silver Buckles Leg-pieces of Brass And then puts on an Armour on his breast That had been given him by Cinyres His antient acquaintance and his Guest Whilst he preparing was to pass the Seas For long before the Greeks for Troy set sail Their purpose was at Cyprus known by fame And thinking such a Gift might him avail In kindness t' Agamemnon sent the same The colour was by Pales distinguished Ten Black twelve Gold and twenty were of Tin And in it three black Serpents figured As if they creeping were unto his Chin. Their sides like Rainbows lookt which in the Sky Are shewn by Jove for men to wonder at Then from his shoulder down upon his thigh He hung his Sword Studded with Gold was that Then took his Shield which finely varied was Bossed in twenty places with white Tin And round about them were ten Orbs of Brass And black the Circle was enclos'd within There Gorgo painted was with killing Eyes And with her standing Terror and Affright His Belt of silver was and to the Skyes Returned back agen the glittering light Wound up lay on it painted a great Snake Which had three heads and crowned was each one And last into his hand two Spears did take Having his Helmet on his head put on Thus Agamemnon armed was And then Juno and Pallas both rais'd such a sound To honour him before the Greeks as when A man that 's slain falls suddenly to th' ground Then every one unto his Chariotier Commandment gave upon the Ditch to stay And ready be The foot all armed were And forth into the Field were march'd away But soon again the Horses with them stood Then Jove amongst them Noise and Tumult sent And mingled was the Morning dew with Bloud For on that day much bloud was to be spent Upon a rising ground now Hector was Aeneas with him and Polydamas And three Sons of Antenor Acamas Agenor Polybus and th' Army was And Hector with a round Shield at their head As when a Star does through the Clouds appear And presently again is covered Sometimes i' th' Front was sometimes in the Rear Giving command his Arms like Lightning show As Mowers standing one Rank ' gainst another A field of Barley or of Wheat to mow So Greeks and Trojans mow down one the other On neither side thought any man of flight But like to Wolves on one another fly In number equal and gave great delight To Eris who and no God else was by The other Gods stay'd on Olympus Hill Within whose folds they dwell and murmur'd at Their Father Jove for bearing such good will To Ilium But he car'd not for that And by himself he from them went and then Took pride to see the Greeks and Trojans fight And look on killing and on dying men And of their Arms to see the flashing light Now all the while that mounting was the Sun The number slain on both sides was the same But when the Woodman half his work had done And willingly unto his Dinner came The Greeks then brake the Trojan Ranks and on Fell Agamemnon and Bienor slew Both him and Ocles his Companion That drave the Horses which the Charret drew He lighting and assailing him was slain And Ocles had no time his Spear to throw For Agamemnon's Spear had pierc'd his brain Passing both through his Helmet and his Brow These there he left stript both of Arms and Coat And Antiphus and Isus then drew near Both Priams Sons one legal th' other not Upon one Seat and Isus Charretier Once by Achilles taken were these men As they were feeding Sheep in Ida hills And for their Ransome were set free agen But both of them now Agamemnon kills For Isus Breast he pierc'd through with his Spear The other with his sword he overthrew And seen him had when he was Prisoner And that 't was Antiphus when stript he knew As when a Lion with his mighty Teeth Crusheth the tender issue of a Hinde Which the afrighted Dam stands by and seeth And grieveth but no remedy can finde And skipping in the Woods for shelter seeks To save her own life So the Trojans fled Pursu'd by Agamemnon and the Greeks And thought not on their fellows they left dead T' Hyppolochus then comes he and Pisander Sons of Antimachus a person noted For having Gold receiv'd of Alexander And for it in the Common-Councel voted And these two Agamemnon took alive For by mischance the reins slipt from their hands And then they saw it was in vain to strive And Agamemnon now before them stands Then as they sat together on one Seat Save us said they Atrides let us live For we redeem'd shall be with Ransome great Our Father for us what you please will give Are you Antimachus his Son said he That gave advice to murther Menelaus Contrary to the Laws of honesty When of the Greeks Ambassador he was And with Ulysses sent into the Town You for your Father's evil-deed must pay Then from his Char Pisander he struck down With Breast pierc'd through upon his Back he lay Hyppolochus was lighted and on foot And with the
she her Golden Hair And cloath'd her self with her Ambrosian Vest And many Figures on 't embroid'red were And with Gold Buttons button'd at her Breast A hundred Tassels at her Girdle hung And wore a precious Pendant at her Ear Of three rich Gems And over all she flung A dainty Scarf by which they cover'd were Then on her tender Feet she ty'd her Shoes And when her self she fully had array'd from out her Chamber presently she goes And Venus took aside and to her said Sweet child I come a favour to request But tell me will you grant it yea or nay I fear you bear me ill will in your Breast ' Cause I for th' Argives am and you for Troy And Venus to her answer made and said Juno Jove's Sister do not from me hide Your mind which to my pow'r shall be obey'd Juno to Venus then again reply'd Lend me Desire and Love by which you tame Both mortal men and the Immortal Gods For to Oceanus I going am And Tethys far from hence that are at odds For when beneath the Earth Jove Saturn sent I was by them receiv'd and cherished But now with one another discontent They will not come together in one bed If by this means I him can get within Loves arms again no jar shall them dividâ— And I from both shall Love and Honour win And Venus then again to her reply'd Juno Jove's Wife and Sister your request Cannot by me nor ought to be deny'd And as she spake she from about her Breast The fine enchanting Girdle streight unty'c Wherein embroyd'reâ— were Love and Desire Soothing and Comfort that sufficient were A Heart though very wise to set on fire And to her hands she puts it and said Here Take it There 's nothing wanting that you need When you would have a man or God beguâ—l'd Put it but in your Bosome you will speed So Juno did and as she did it smil'd And to the house of Jove then Vinus goes But Juno ore Aemathia and all Preria and all the Thracian Snows And never on the ground her foot le ts fall And from the mo untain Athos ore the Deep And came to Lemnos where King Thoas swaiâ— And there she met the gentle God of Sleep And took him by the hand and to him said Sweet Sleep to whom both men and Gods all bow If ever with my Will you did comply Deny not what I shall request you now Diffuse sound sleep a while upon Jove's eye Assoon as he with Love is satisfy'd And I will thank you for it whilst I live And from my hand you shall receive beside A Chair of beaten Gold which I 'll you give Vulcan my Son shall make it curiously Together with a Foot-stool for your Foot And Sleep to Juno then made such reply As if he were affraid and durst not do'r Juno said he if 't were another God Though Ocean the great Sire of them all durst upon his eyes have sostly trod But not on Jove's unless he for me call Your Order once like this I did obey Before when Hercules Jove's mighty Son Went off to Sea after he conquer'd Troy Mean while the strong unruly Winds set on By you with mighty Blasts at Sea arose And from his best friends hurri'd him in pain And at the last threw him ashore at Coos But Jupiter when he awaâ—t again The Gods at home he all tost up and down And chiefly would of me have had a sight Into the Sea then sure I â—â—d been thrown But that I fled and was conceal'd by night Till of his anger blunted was the edge For night great power has with Gods and Men And loth was Jove to break her priviledge Tencourage him then Juno said agen D' ye think Jove will as angry be for Troy As he was then for Hercules his Son But go Pasiphae you shall enjoy She 's fair and young and of my Graces one And with you as a wife shall always stay Content said Sleep but I will have you swear By Styx Come on the Earth now one hand lay The other on the Sea that witness bear May all the Gods below that Juno will Give me the Grace Pasiphae to Wife And that as Wife she shall dwell with me still That love her dearly as I do my life Then Juno as she was required sware By all the Subtartarian Gods by name They Titans and the brood of Saturn are And then together both from Lemnos came To Leslos at the foot of Ida Hill And ore the Woods upward their way they took But out of sight of Jove there Sleep stood still And as they went the wood below them shook Then Sleep went up into a high Fit-tree And there he sat in likeness of a Fowl All cover'd ore with Boughs and Leaves was he Call'd Chalcis by the Gods by us an Owl Juno went on to Gargarus where Jove Saw her and met her with no less desire Than when the first time to enjoy her love Without their Parents knowledge he lay â—â—â—her And Jove then standing by her very neâ—r What made you from Olympus come said 〈◊〉 Neither your Charre nor Horses have you here Deceitfully then to him answer'd she I going am upon a Visit now To th'Father and the Mother of the Gods Oceanus and Tethys who you know Did bring me up For now they are at odds And angry he abstaineth from her bed But if â—â—â—an I reconcile them will The Horses that me brought unharnessed Attend me at the foot of Ida Hill But that I from Olympus hither came Was that I would not such a journey take And not make you acquainted with the same This said to Juno Jove again thus spake You may said he at any time do that But let us now with Love our selves deligh For never yet upon my heart Love sat For woman or for Goddess with such migh Not when upon the Wife of Ixion The wise Perithous I did beget Nor when the fair maid Danae I won That brought forth God like Perseus nor yet When by Uropa I two Children got Minos and Rhadamant both famous men For her nor Semele when I begot Bacchus mans joy nor for Alcmena when I Hercules begot my lusty boy Nor Ceres Leto nor your self till now So much I long your Beauty to enjoy Fierce Cronides then answer'd Juno How On Ida top for some o' th' Gods to spy And tell it to the rest to make them sport Then so ashamed of it shall be I That I shall never after come to Court You have a Chamber without Chink or Hole Made you by Mulciber my Son whereat Neither the Sun nor any living Soul Can peep Go thither if you will do that And Jove to Juno then again repli'd That Man or God shall see us do not fear With such a Cloud of Gold I will us hide As to the Sun himself we 'll not appear This said within his Arms his Wife he caught Whilst under them the Earth made to
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
you we shall eat Which to Penelope will be a grloy But we consume shall so much of your meat If long we stay there that you will be sorry For so long as she dodges with us thus No whither from your house will we depart Then to him answered Telemachus Antinous I ne'r shall have the hear To send my Mother hence against her will Abroad my Father is alive or dead That I her Father should repay were ill For forcing her to leave her Husbands bed And from the Furies I shall suffer worse For if I force her from my house to go Whether she will or not she will me curse And men will of me be revenged too If it displease you that she stayeth here You have your remedy you may go home And eve'ry one make all the rest good chear By turns and into my house never come But if you needs will feed on me alone I can but to the Gods for vengeance call And reparation for what is done Which may enough be to destroy you all This said two Eagles coming were in fight And when they were the Market place just o'r Th' assembled heads surveying stopt their Hight And on their broad and levell'd wings they soar Then having torn themselves both neck and cheek They to their right wing rise and fly away What this should mean th' assembly was to seck And to them thus did Alitherses say Hear me ye men of Ithaca said he And you the Suiters that are most concern'd Destruction is rowling toward ye Although it be not by your selves discern'd Ulysses from his Friends will not be long And now from Ithaca far off is not Seeing what daily done is in the throng And how to kill the Suiters lays his plot Nay many more besides the Suiters may Of their misfortune chance to have their part If they desist not soon and come away I speak not this at random but on Art For all must come to pass I told him then When with the Argive Lords he went to Troy That after twenty years he should agen Return with pain his men all cast away Then said Eurymachus Old man go home And there to your own Children prophesie Lest to them any harm hereafter come A better Prophet for these things am I. Under the Sun be many birds that fly And yet not all of them do fortunes tell Ulysses far hence dead is certainly I know not where I would thou wert as well For then you would give over to inflame Telemachus who but too angry is In hope to get some Present for the same If he will give it But I tell you this If any old man with his wisdom dare To set against us any young man here He shall be sure himself the worse to fare And when 't is done he shall be ne'r the neer We 'll set a Fine upon your head so wise Which you to pay will not be well content I my self will Telemachus advise His Mother may be to her Father sent To make the Match and on the Dower agree Such as becomes him to his Daughter dear Till that be done no hope at all I see The Suiters should desist For they not fear Telemachus as haughty as he is And full of words and much less do they care For such deceitful Prophecies as this For which you only the more hated are Mean while Telemachus his Goods decay And he shall never make them up again While she persists her Suiters to delay And makes us all expect her love in vain And 't is her vertue makes us thus to strive Amongst our selves who shall her favour win For many other Ladies we could wive And be sufficiently delighted in Then said Telemachus No more will I This matter to you press or to the Woo'rs You and the Gods know all I do not lie But I demand a Bark of twenty Oars For I intend to travel for a while To hear what men can of my Father say To Lacedaemon I will go and Pyle Or seek from Jove some notice of his way And if alive he be and coming home Though to my cost I 'll stay another year If dead he be then back again I 'll come And Rites of burial will give him here Splendid and well becoming his estate And let my Mother her own liking take Having thus spoken down again he sate And then Ulysses old friend Mentor spake With whom Ulysses left his house in trust Hear me ye Ithacesians said he Let no King ever be hereafter just Nor to his people soft and gentle be Since you Ulysses have so soon forgot That ever rul'd us like a Father kind But I the Suiters so much accuse not Although on force and fraud they set their mind For ' gainst Ulysses goods which they devour They stake their heads in hope he 'll ne'r come home And you that many are and have the pow'r To check them sit as if you all were dumb And then rose up Leocritus and spake Mentor said he more busie much than wise That would about a Supper quarrel make Ulysses were he here I 'd not adviâ—e To seek by force the Suiters to remove For though he much be wish'd for by his wife She would not of his coming well approve But he the sooner be depriv'd of life And you the people now may hence retire Mentor and Alitherses will provide A Bark for what place ever he 'll desire And if at Ithaca he mean t' abide No news he will hear of hâ—m a great while But never t' Ithaca shall come agen If he to Lacedaemon go or Pyle This said dimiss'd and scaâ—ter'd were the men And to Ulysses house the Suiters went Telemachus to the Sea-side and prai'd O God that gavest me Commandement To pass the Seas canst not now be obey'd I am both by the Town and Woo'rs delai'd Then in the form of Mentor Pallas came And standing by Telemachus she said With such a voice as Mentor's seem'd the same If in you you retain the Spirit brave Your Father had to make his word his deed Then also the assurance I shall have To tell you in your Voyage you shall speed But if Ulysses Son you be not right For ought I know you may this labour spaâ—e Few Sons exceed or reach their Fathers might But commonly inferiour they are But since in you I see your Fathers Wit I hope your Voyage shall have good success Therefore no more with th'Woo'rs in Council sit Expect from Fools to have no more redress That see not their own end that is so nigh Nor shall you long be forced here to stay For with a good ship furnish you will I And with you will myself go all the way Mean while go you into your house agen And put up store of wine and of cold meat And good bread which the marrow is of men I 'll for you Marriners together get In Ithaca are good ships old and new Good store of which I will go
now unto the Isle he was so nigh That from a high Wave he could see the shore And glad he was As when about to die Li'n has a man long time by sickness sore Is by the Gods recover'd suddenly Glad are his Children so Ulysses was To see the so much wish'd-for Land so nigh And thither made what haste he could to pass When he was gotten so near to the shore That one might hear another when he calls Torn by the Rocks he heard the water rore Loud is the Sea when on hard Rocks it falls There neither Haven was nor place to land But upright Banks and Cliffs and brows of stone And every where too deep it was to stand And now again quite was his courage gone And speaking to himself he said Ay me This is the Island Jove has brought me to 't That what must help me onely I might see But not upon it ever set my foot There is no landing here Rocks high and steep And unaccessible are all about The Sea below so rugged is and deep That from it there will be no getting out If I should try some mighty wave I fear Against some rugged Rock will carry me And make me finde but woful landing there Amongst so many sharp stones as there be But if I swim along the Coast to finde Some Port or Beach though stormy to land on I fear I shall again by some great wind Far off from shore into the Sea be blown And there by some great fish devoured be For many such are fed by Amphitrite Which Neptune may command to swallow me For well I am acquainted with his spite While he thus doubted came a mighty Wave That cast him to the Bank amongst sharp stones But for the Counsel Pallas to him gave He torn his skin and broken had his bones A Rocher with his arms he then imâ—rac't And held it till the Wave roll'd back again And thought the danger of it now was past But then the same Wave bore him to the Main As looks a Polypus when he is dragg'd From out his hole stuck full of stone and sands So when Ulysses left his hold were shag'd With broken skin all over both his hands And now had not Athena giv'n him wit He perisht had For up his head he puts Above the briny Sea and having spit He with his stretched arms the water outs And swam along the shore but kept his eye Continually upon the Land to see If any landing place he could espy At last before a Rivers mouth came he And knew it was a Rivers mouth For there Within the Land smooth water might be seen And 'twixt the Rocks a pause there did appear And here Ulysses thought fit to go in And in his minde unto the River spake Hear me O King from Neptune's rage I fly And of a man distrest some pitty take That at your Knee and Stream here prostrate lie Th' Immortal Gods their Suppliants respect When they before them humbly lay their want What ere your name be do not me neglect That am afflicted and your Suppliant This said the stream stood still and sav'd the man But weary were his knees and arms And Brine Abundance from his Mouth and Nostrils ran And all his body swell'd was And in fine Speechless and breathless was he like orâ—e dead But when he came unto himself again The Scarf he to the Stream delivered Which carried it agaâ—n into the Main And Ino took it then into her hand Then on a Bulrush-bed himself he laâ—d And glad he had escaped kist the Land But fearing still unto himself he said Ay me what will become of me at length For in the River if I spend the night So much already wasted is my strength With frost and dew I shall be killed quite If up the Hill I go into the Wood And in some Thicket there lie warm and sleep I fear I shall for Beasts and Fowls be food At last concludes into some Wood to creep A Wood there was unto the River nigh Two Thickets in it were of Olive one The other was of Phylia close by So twin'd they were together that not Sun Nor Wind nor Rain to th'ground could find a way Between them of dry leaves a bed made he And over head and ears there close he lay For leaves there were enough for two or three To keep them warm although cold weather ' t were As when a man takes up a brand of fire In Country-house few neighâ—ours dwelling near To warm himself withal if need require So buried in dry leaves Ulysses lay And then Athena closed up his eyes With sound and gentle sleep to take away Sad thoughts suggested by his miseries LIB VI. THere slept Ulysses But Athena went Unto the people of Phaeacia Who once dwelt near a Nation insolent The great Cyclopses in Hyperia And by the odds of strength were there opprest But by Nausithous transplanted were To Scheria that they might live at rest Who built theÌ„m houses and a City there And fortifi'd the same with strong walls round And Temples built and gave them shares of land But he departed was and under ground And now Alcinous had the Command His house it was the Goddess went unto And int'a Chamber gay where lay abed A Godlike Maid asleep with less ado Than could a gentle wind have entered This the Kings Daughter was Nausicaa Within the door shut close on each side one Two of her Waiting-maids asleep she saw And as the Graces fair to look upon Then standing at Nausicaa's Beds-head In form of Dymas Daughter there she stai'd Who of her age was and most favoured And to Nausicaa she spake and said Careless Nausicaa what do you mean When to your Wedding-day you are so near To let so many Garments lie unclean You would be glad your self fair clothes to wear And give to them that are to lead you out For even such things as these procure good fame Amongst the people that dwell round about Your Parents also take joy in the same Come therefore to the River let 's be gone By break of day For I will with you go And help that you the sooner may have done I 'm sure your Wedding is not far off now For sought you are in Marri'ge by the best Of all the Town where you were born and bred Go early to your Father and request You may with Mules and Coach be furnished That Aprons Gowns and Mantles you may bear Unto the washing place For far 't is to 't And for your person so 't is comelier Than to be seen to go so far on foot This said the Goddess up to Heaven went Where is the dwelling of the Gods in bliss A pure and undecaying Firmament Which by no wind moved or shaken is Nor wet nor slabber'd is with showr of Rain Nor clouded nor approacht unto by Snow But bright and shining always doth remain Here dwelâ— th'Immortals and no sorrow know Thither went Pallas Then
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
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 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
row And let them ready have their Oars to use And to my house when that 's done let them go And you the Princes thither come with me That we may well the Stranger entertain And let the Singer too sent thither be To give us sometimes of his Art a Strain This said the Princes to his house he led The Squire unto the house the Singer sent The fifty two as they were ordered Down to the Haven where the ship lay went The Ship they launch and up they set the Mast And then the Yards and Sails they hoised high Their Oars where they be placed should they plac't This done they let her in the Water lie Then also to the house went these men up The Porches Court and rooms with men were fill'd Some old some young The King to make them sup Two Kine eight Swine twice six fat Sheep kill'd These flay'd and dress'd and to the Tables brought Came in the Singer whom the Muses kind Had taught to sing divinely But could not Or would not him preserve from being blind Pontonous the Squire then led him in And set him by a Pillar in the Hall And hung his Fiddle o'r him on a Pin And how to reach it shewed him withal Sets him a Table and a Basket by And a great Bowl of Wine before him plac't To drink as often as he should be dry And when their thirst and hunger was displac't The Singer sung the Song in most request How once Ulysses and Achilles great In high and bitter language did contest When at a sacred Feast they sate at Meat And how King Agamemnon pleased was To see the two best of the Greeks fall out For Phoebus told him so 't would come to pass When he at Pythos asked him about The Issue of the fleet design'd for Troy This Song Demodocus sung to them then Which to Ulysses was of little joy But he his tears to hide before those men Before his eyes his Cloak of purple drew And when the Singer ceas'd his eyes he dri'd And from before his face his Cloak withdrew And of the Wine perform'd the Sacrifice And when the Lords call'd for the Song-anew For they to hear him took no small delight His Cloak again before his eyes he drew And as before again he sob'd and sigh'd Alcinous none else observed it And well enough could hear him sigh and groan For he the nearest there did to him sit And would not to the Princes make it known But speaking to them all said onely this Since you with feasting are well satisfi'd And Musick which to Feasts annexed is Let now our mens activity be tri'd That when the Stranger is where he doth dwell He to his Friends and Countrymen may tell How much we do all other men excel At Wrestling Buffets Leaping Running well Then went the King and Princes out a door The Squire then took the Singer by the hand And hung the Fiddle where it hung before And him led out amongst the rest to stand Unto the place they went and follow'd were By people numberless the sport to see And many lusty Youths amongst them there Stood out to shew their great ability Out stood Elatreus and Acroneus Eretmeus Thoon Nautes and Prymneus Ambasineus and Amphialus Proteus and Ponteus and Anchialus Ocyalus warlike Euryalus And he that of them most their eye dâ—d please Except the first Son of Alcinous For Countenance and Shape Naubolides And then Alcinous his three Sons rise Laodamas Halius Clitoneus And first they all contended for the Prize Of who at Running could his Feet best use Then start they all at once and swiftly run As if they flew And here the Victory The Kings Son Noble Clytoneus won And past them all a lands length very nigh Euryalus at Wrestling was the best Amphialus at leaping Victor was Elatreus surpassed all the rest To throw the Stone At Cuffs Laodamas When all was done Laodamas up stood Come friends said he let us the Stranger try If he at any of these Games be good For in his person no defect I spy His Thighs his Knees his Arms his Neck are strong Nor over-aged yet he seems to me Only he hath endur'd the Sea so long As for that cause he may excused be For than the Sea nothing more potent is To break a man how strong soe'r he be Go said Euryalus 't is not amiss Tâ—nvite him to it and his minde to see Then to Ulysses said Laodamas Come Stranger Father Pray your vertue show 'T is no dishonour for you in this place To shew your skill at any Game you know As long as Feet and Hands continue strong Come try and cast your careful thoughts away Your Convoy ready is 'T will not be long Before you shall be set upon your way Laodamas then said Ulysses why To these your Games invite you me in scorn Upon whose heart so many sorrows lie And am to nothing with much hardship worn And publickly a Suppliant now sit And to the King and People grief profess Think you that Pastimes for such men are fit As from their Country wander in distress Then spake Euryalus uncivilly No no said he I do not think you are Much us'd to Pastimes of activity But rather one that of a ship takes care That Merchant-men from place to place conveys And mindful of your Fraught are and can tell Which are to sudden wealth the nearest ways What Merchandize will not and what will sell And in such boisterous Games has little skill Ulysses frowning on him then repli'd My friend such words are indiscreet and ill The Gods their Gifts as they think it divide To one of Beauty they deny the grace But give him Language steddy and discreet Whereby he honour'd is i'th'Publick Place And men gaze on him going in the street T'another they have giv'n a fair aspect Like that o'th'Gods but have deni'd him wit So finde I in your person no defect Only you want the grace to say what 's fit Your words have put me into passior In these your Games you say no skill have I. I thought my self inferiour to none Whilst on my youth and hands I could rely But tamed now my strength is with much woe Wandring at Sea and often hurt in fight Yet of your Games I 'll make a trial so Weak as I am So much your words me bite This said he took up a much greater stone Than that which the Phaeacians had flung Nor hollow as a Coyt his Cloak still on And when above his head he had it swung Swiftly away the Stone flew with a hum Which made the brave Phaeacian Seamen couch As o'r their heads they heard it singing come And outwent all the other marks by much For Pallas in the likeness of a man Did set a mark at where the stone did light And said the difference be discerned can By feeling though a man had lost his fight And to Ulysses said he Do not fear That any man
he will of you make a cruel end Therefore sit still and let alone the Bowe Nor with men younger than your self contend Then said Penelope I 'd have you know Antinous that you did very ill To wrong Telemachus his Guest What though He bend the Bowe d' ye think I take him will For Husband I am sure you think not so Let none of you be sad with fear of that Then to her said Eurymachus No no That 's not the thing that we be troubled at 'T is of our Honour that we jealous be For how will men and women think you prate But that such Suiters wooe Penelope As could not bend Ulysses Bowe but that A Beggar that past by by chance could bend it Which unto us will be no little shame Who said she live on others means and spend it Should not stand much on Honour and on Fame Besides this Stranger is well made and tall And of a great man says he is the Son Give him the Bowe to try his strength withal For this I 'll promise him and see it done If he do bend it I 'll on him bestow Good Cloathing and a handsome Coat and Vest Shooes to his seet Dart Sword with edges two And send him to such place as he thinks best Then spake to her Telemachus her Son Mother to give the Bowe or to deny 't Is in my pow'r and hinder me can none In Elis or Achaia or here right From giving it unto this Stranger here If I think fit But Mother pray go now Up to your Chamber and look to your work And leave to us to dispute of the Bowe She mused on and thought his counsel wise And being in her Chamber sore did weeâ—p For th' absence of her Husband till heâ— eyes By th' Goddess Pallas closed were with sleep Eumaeus now had brought the Bowe about And come it was to where Ulysses sar The Suiters all at once then cried our Swineherd Rogue Lout what meanest thou by that If the Gods please to favour our designe Thou shalt be slain and carried out of sight And there devoured be by thy own Swine This put Eumaeus into a great fright Telemachus then roar'd on th' other part Bear on the Bowe t' obey all is not best I 'll pelt thee though that thou my elder art With stones home to thy Hogsties like a beast For I the stronger am O that I were But so much stronger than these Suiters all I soon of some of them the house should clear They laught at this and bated of their gad Eumaeus then took up the Bowe agen And gave it to Ulysses in his hand This done Euryclea he called then It is said he Telemachus command To lock the doors all and that if you hear Noise in the house of blows or groaning men Let none go forth but at their work stay there This said Euryclea went in agen And lockt the doors Philoetius likewiâ—e Went silently and shut the utter-Gaâ—e And with a Ship-rope that lay by it ties And coming back sits where before he sate And lookt upon Ulysses who to know What work the worms had in his absence made This way and that way turning was the Bowe At this the Suiters one t'another said This Beggar surely has no little skill In Bowes or in Bowe-stealing or of 's own He has one like 's or make one like it will He doth examine it so up and down Another said As he shall bend the Bowe So let him find as he is begging Alms. So mockt they When he view'd it had enough And holden it a while had in his palms He bent it As a Fidler does not spend Very much labour the sheeps gut to strain So he Ulysses his strong Bowe to bend Did put himself to very little pain Then with his lest hand he the string essaid It sounded like the singing of a Swallow The Suiters then began to be afraid And mighty claps of Thunder straightway follow Jove's Token very welcome was t' Ulysses Then to the Bowe he set a Shaft and there Sitting shot through the Axes not one misses The rest of th'Arrows in the Quiver were Then turning to Telemachus he said I have not sham'd you nor have miss'd one Axe Nor long a bending of the Bowe I staid You see then that the Woo'rs me falsly tax But now 't is time for After-uppering Fire day be done and raking such delights As Cups Discourse and pleasant Musique bring For these of Feasting are the common rites Then to his Son with 's eye he beckoned Telemachus that well him understood With Spear in hand and Helmer on his head Came unto him and close by his Chair stood LIB XXII ULysses then himself delivereth Of his soul Rags and leaps up to the Sill With bowe in hand and arrows ript with death And spake to th'Wooers boasting of his skill Suiters said he this Match is at an end Jove speed me now Another Mark have at Which none ere shot at yet Apollo send Me luck to hit As he was saying that T' Antinous the Shaft he did address Who had the Cup in 's hand about to drink Than of his death he thought of nothing less For one amongst so many who would think How strong soever durst do such a thing The Arrow pierc'd his neck from throat to polt The wound receiv'd he turns round staggering The blood stream'd out away he threw the bowl And overturn'd the Table with his feeâ— Both bread and meat lay scatter'd in the Hall The Suiters bustle and in clusters meeâ— Of this great man amazed at the fall Then one of them unto Ulysses said Stranger this was ill shot thou killed hast The greatest man in Ithaca Thou 'st plaid Thy last prize To the Crows thou shalt be cast But yet they held their hands for why they thought 'T was done by misadventure not contriv'd For proud and foolish they perceived not The fatal hour was to them all arriv'd Then said Ulysses with a sullen eye Dogs dead you thought me and spent my estate With you my women you compell'd to lie And would have wedded whilst I liv'd my Mate No fear you had neither of Gods on high Nor of revenge from any mortal man But now a vengeance to you all is nigh At this they frighted were and looked wan And each one peept about what way to take To save his own life if he could by flight None but Eurymachus t' Ulysses spake If you Ulysses be you say but right Much harm is done you both in house and field But this Antinous Author was of 't all He set us on and here lies justly kill'd For wedding of your Wise his care was small His care was how to make himself here King Which Jove not suffer'd him to bring to pass And to destruction how your Son to bring He chiefly thinking and designing was And since that he deservedly is slain Spare your own people we 'll repair what 's done And what is
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