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The Iliad of Homer Done into English Prose

By: Andrew Lang

...ansom be yond telling; and bare in his hands the fillet of Apollo the Far darter upon a golden staff; and made his prayer unto all the Achaians, and ... ... not his daughter free and accepted not the ransom; therefore hath the Far darter brought woes upon us, yea, and will bring. Nor will he ever remove t... ... with soothsaying thou makest harangue among the Danaans, how that the Far darter bringeth woes upon them because, forsooth, I would not take the good... ...es, most redoubtable of men, to do sacrifice for us and propitiate the Far darter.” Then Achilles fleet of foot looked at him scowling and said: “Ah m... ...t apart Chryseis of the fair cheeks. But Chryses, priest of Apollo the Far darter, came unto the fleet ships of the mail clad Achaians to win his daug... ... ransom beyond telling, and bare in his hands the fillet of Apollo the Far darter upon a golden staff, and made his prayer unto all the Achaians, and ... ...ians. Then of full knowledge the seer declared to us the oracle of the Far darter. Forthwith I first bade propitiate the god; but wrath gat hold upon ... ...forth on to the sea beach, and forth they brought the hecatomb for the Far darter Apollo, and forth came Chryseis withal from the seafaring ship. Then... ...ging the beautiful paean, the sons of the Achaians making music to the Far darter [or, “the Averter” (of pestilence)]; and his heart was glad to hear....

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The Argonautica

By: Apollonius Rhodius

...in countless numbers I will bring to Pytho and Ortygia. And now, come, Far darter, ac cept this sacrifice at our hands, which first of all we *i.e. G... ...ir purpose, a heavy one; but the first, according to the oracle of the Far Darter, the Ionians, sons of Neleus, in after days laid to be a sacred ston... ...here was no respite for the inhabitants, then by the injunction of the Far Darter they summoned Aristaeus to ward off the pestilence. And by his fathe... ...and declared it to Aeson’s son; and Jason pondered a proph ecy of the Far Darter and lifted up his voice and said: (ll. 1749 1754) “My friend, great...

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The Iliad

By: Samuel Butler

...de up your minds to destroy the city .” And Minerva answered, “So be it, Far Darter; it was in this mind that I came down from Olympus to the Trojans ... ... as to set the Achæan heroes in a panic; take, moreover, brave Hector, O Far Darter, into your own care, and rouse him to deeds of dar ing, till the ... ...ess of wild beasts, was very angry with him and said, “So you would fly, Far Darter, and hand victory over to Neptune with a cheap vaunt to boot. Baby... ...d upon me.” Achilles was greatly angered and said, “You have baulked me, Far Darter, most malicious of all gods, and have drawn me away from the wall,... ...at hand and there is no way out of it—for so Jove and his son Apollo the far darter have willed it, though heretofore they have been ever ready to pro...

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The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida

By: William Shakespeare

...s will stand till they fall of them-selues. 1214 O thou great thunder- darter of Olympus, forget 1215 that thou art Ioue the King of gods: an...

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The History of Troilus and Cressiida

By: William Shakespeare

... it, the walls will stand till they fall of themselves. O thou great thunder darter of Olympus, forget that thou art Jove, the king of gods and, Mercu...

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Plutarchs Lives Volume One

By: Hugh Clough

... He brought along, in seventy-three galleys, five thousand men at arms; of darters, archers, and slingers, not less than three thousand; with the glit... ...utting, therefore, on board the best of the foot, and the most serviceable darters, they filled one hundred and ten galleys; the rest wanted oars. The...

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The Pioneers Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna a Descriptive Tale

By: James Fenimore Cooper

...ay thats the Judge was gone a great ‘broad, and that he meant to bring his darter hum, but I didn’t calculate on sich carrins on. T o my notion, Benja...

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Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

By: Charles Dickens

...-layin’ down the law tolerable confident, too! A deal he knows of sons! or darters either! Suppose you was to favour us with some remarks on twins, si...

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The Fall of Troy

By: Quintus Smyrnaeus

... these In Polymestor’s shape, the seer his mother By Xanthus bare to the Far darter’s priest: “Eurymachus, Aeneas, seed of Gods, ‘Twere shame if ye sh... ...grace unto the glorious Shaker of Earth, Poured rain from heaven: withal Far darter bare In that great work his part; from Ida’s heights Into one chan...

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The Republic

By: Plato

... insolence to Apollo, where he says, Thou hast wronged me, O far darter, most abominable of deities. Verily I would he even with t...

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