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The Whole Works of Homer

Prince of Poetts: In his Iliads, and Odysses. Translated according to the Greeke. By Geo: Chapman

Chapman, George (1559?-1634)

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[THE ILIADS OF HOMER]

To the Imortall Memorie, of the Incomparable Heroe, Henrye Prince of Wales.

TO THE HIGH BORNE PRINCE OF MEN,

AN ANAGRAM OF THE NAME OF OVR DRAD PRINCE, MY MOST Gracious and sacred Mœcænas;

TO THE SACRED FOVNTAINE OF PRINCES; SOLE EMPRESSE OF BEAVTIE AND VERTVE; ANNE, Queene of England, &c.

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THE ILIADS OF HOMER

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THE FIRST BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE SECOND BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE THIRD BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE FIFTH BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE SIXTH BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE SEVENTH BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE EIGHTH BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE NINTH BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE TENTH BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE ELEVENTH BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE TWELFTH BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE XIII. BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE XIIII. BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE FIFTEENTH BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE SIXTEENTH BOOK OF HOMERS ILIADS

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THE XVII. BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE XVIII. BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE XIX. BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE XX. BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE XXI. BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE XXII. BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE XXIII. BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

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THE XXIIII. BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS.

TO THE RIGHT GRACIOVS and worthy, the Duke of Lennox.

TO THE MOST GRAVE AND honored Temperer of Law, and Equitie, the Lord Chancelor, &c.

TO THE MOST WORTHIE Earle, Lord Treasurer, and Treasure of our Countrey, the Earle of Salisbvry, &c.

TO THE MOST HONOR'D RESTORER of ancient Nobilitie, both in blood and vertue, the Earle of Svffolke, &c.

TO THE MOST NOBLE AND learned Earle, the Earle of Northamton, &c.

TO THE MOST NOBLE, MY singular good Lord, the Earle of Arundell.

TO THE LEARNED AND most noble Patrone of learning the Earle of Pembrooke, &c.

TO THE RIGHT GRACIOVS Illustrator of vertue, and worthy of the fauour Royall, the Earle of Montgomrie.

TO THE MOST LEARNED and Noble Concluder of the Warres Arte, and the Muses, the Lord Lisle, &c.

TO THE GREAT AND VERTUOUS, the Countesse of Montgomrie.

TO THE HAPPY STARRE, DISCOUERED in our Sydneian Asterisme; comfort of learning, Sphere of all the vertues, the Lady VVrothe.

TO THE RIGHT NOBLE PATRONESSE and Grace of Uertue, the Countesse of Bedford.

TO THE RIGHT NOBLE AND most toward Lord in all the Heroicall vertues, Vicount Cranborne, &c.

TO THE MOST HONORD, AND Judiciall honorer of retired vertue, Vicount Rochester, &c.

TO THE RIGHT VALOROVS and virtuous Lord, the Earle of Sovth-hamton, &c.

TO MY EXCEEDING GOOD Lord, the Earle of Svssex: with duty alwaies remembred to his honor'd Countesse.

TO THE RIGHT NOBLE AND Heroicall, my singular good Lord, the Lord of VValden, &c.

TO THE MOST TRVLY-NOBLE and Uertue-gracing Knight Sir Thomas Hovvard.

TO THE RIGHT GRAVE AND noble Patrone of all the Vertues, Sir Edward Philips, maister of the Roles &c.

[THE ODYSSES OF HOMER]

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TO THE MOST GRAVE AND honored Temperer of Law, and Equitie, the Lord Chancelor, &c.

That Poesie is not so remou'd a thing
From graue administry of publike weales,
As these times take it; heare this Poet sing,
Most iudging Lord: and see how he reueales
The mysteries of Rule, and rules to guide
The life of Man, through all his choicest waies.
Nor be your timely paines the lesse applyed
For Poesies idle name; because her Raies
Haue shin'd through greatest Counsellors, and Kings.
Heare Royall Hermes sing th' Egyptian Lawes;
How Solon, Draco, Zoroastes sings
Their Lawes in verse: and let their iust applause
(By all the world giuen) yours (by vs) allow;
That, since you grace all vertue, honour you.