This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...prepare (So sudden being the chance of arms) ever expecting death. Which task, though my heart would not serve t' employ my hands beneath, I made my women yet perform. Many, and much in price, Were those integuments they wrought t' adorn thy exequies," Which, since they fly thy use, thy corse not laid in their attire, Thy sacrifice they shall be made; these hands in mischievous fire Shall vent their vanities. And yet, being consecrate to thee. They shall be kept for citizens, and their fair wives, to see." Thus spake she weeping; all the dames endeavouring to cheer Her desert state, fearing their own, wept with her tear for tear. THE END OF THE TWO AND TWENTIETH BOOK. THE TWENTY-THIRD BOOK OF HOMER'S ILIADS. THE ARGUMENT. Achilles orders justs of exequies For his Patroclus; and doth sacrifice Twelve Trojan princes, most loved hounds and horse, And other offerings, to the honour'd corse. He institutes, besides, a funeral game; Where Diomed, for horse-race, wins the fame; For foot, Ulysses: others otherwise Strive, and obtain; and end the exequies. ANOTHER ARGUMENT. Psi sings the rites of the decease. Ordain d by great Eacides. Thus mourn'd all Troy: but when at fleet and Hellespontus' shore The Greeks arrived, each to his ship; only the Conqueror Kept undispersed his Myrmidons, and said: "Loved countrymen, Disjoin not we chariots and horse; but, bearing hard our rein, With state of both, march soft, and close, and mourn about the corse; 'Tis proper honour to the dead. Then take we out our horse, When with our friends' kind's woe our hearts have felt delight to do A virtuous soul right, and then sup." This said, all full of woe Circled the corse; Achilles led, and thrice, about him close, All bore their goodly-coated horse. Amongst all The...