The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-03-16

the great poem Of Antiquity
a. The story Of the lind is very
simple II begins With the quarre.
Of Agamemnon and Achilles about
a captive girl, in the ninth year Of
The war Achilles ia anger with
draws from the tirecinn camp. A
series Of battles follow, in which the
Greeks, deprived Of their swift foot
"a champion, suffer defeat and
laughter Ia the meantime tie
secondary heroes press forward and
become the leading figures in the
martial picture In separate chants,
the valiant deeds Of niomedca, Ajax
Mcnelaas, tgamemnon, ara com.
memoraiel. Blu, the Trojans, led
m BY the crested Hector, drive the
brcsks down he very raniparts Of
The hips. One b, one the heroes
q re- .woaa.,e., and ,,rsDled, aad tho
prospect Of disastrous overthrow
stores tie aruy in the face. Aga
mcmuou, at length, convinced Of his
fatal error, and anxious 70 recall the
hero sends an embassy with the Of.
fer Of ample reparaiion
The proposal is hsughtily rejected.
Tho war again proceeds, with vary
ing fortune The Greeks are driven
within their walls, aud the Trojans,
led on by Hector threaten to fire the
ships The battle wayers, Hector is
wounded, aud the Trojans are driven
back Achilles st length consents
that pairoclus. his brother in arms,
shall put on his armor and 20 forth
70 battle The appearance Of this
champion, clad in the complete steel
of the son Of Thetis, ut first strikes
terror into the hosts Of Troy, and
gives heart to the Argivcs. Bat he
Is slain and iespoilcd Of his arms By
Hector. aud fierce combats for the
possession Of the dead body follow
7 be creeks prevail, and bear the
slain hero back 70 the camp. Aehil
les. ovrrwhelmed with sorrow. abau-
d0ns himself TO unrestrsincd lamen
tation This calls his mother. The
ia, ~ from the sea She finds him
prostr1tc with grief ye, eager 70 cx-
act bloody vengeance from Hector
and the Troians but Hector has the
arm0r. She zoe. % the >mithy Of
Hephsistos who readily FORCES new
lshieid Of divine workmanship.
breastplgtc brighter than the blaze
f. e FIRE q strong wrought helmet with
Y a golden crest and metal ereaves.
: Achilles receives the arms, becomes
ireconclel with Aeamemnon, who
sends him precious gifts and restores
tho captive Brisels After lament
mg over the dead pairocius, he
mounts the car and rushes TO the
field, carcic.s Of lite and longing
lonly for vengeance. And now the
war eoiues to It's turning point The
Trojan and Grecian champions are
aunyed in deadly strife and The d.
vuled de,ties share, according 10
their several liking., IN the battle.
~ The action approaches close,
The description rises in grandeur.
4. length beth armies are Withdrawn
. foa the FIELD, and Achilles aaa Hce-
: tor alone remain A single combat
f,llpws. and Hector falls Achilles
insults the body Of his foe. lashas
bim IN his ear, aud drags him down
to his tent in the sight Of Priam and
the Trojans. who gaze heart stricken
from the walls upon the dreadful
spectacle.
The Greeks returning to the camp
! funeral games are performed in hon
.@D An 'a.alssapiaat88as igisllgS s I-qi.a
Is bin with hope He departs 'asini
?, Nm him costly gifts by which b
70 thinks to appeasc his yindictive enc
mic. lie is met by tlermes, IN n
I. flrm of a Young man, who gnll'
" him TO the tent OF Aohilies. ~
"a, Cre.i,n hero. astonished at his su'
81 len appearance, gives him hosp''
e' III reception, and, overcome BY pr
me- '9f ms 90" IL ~ Hector.
vas surrender w ~. ,ha;,b,
tie. : borne hseN :. . , lana lamen,
,nc iianis fe'c'Ve y -. 49, .re ,e,4or,ne
sas nons l '''..' -,
ec. ana so ''e F''"'
les ,svrrr,rsp MrrEosie snow'
red la,,,r addressed BY VI Lev
ave ,ior to Sir John lIersehel- and p
I it iit.J l., the Pari. Monitsur,
rcly vf1. as,rnnomer states his VIZ