The Quarterly Review, Volume 226John Murray, 1916 |
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Page 4
... . The lesser place which the Simois holds in the Iliad com- pared with the Scamander corresponds to reality . The Scamander flows from south to north through the plain and ' is a considerable stream throughout the year ; in 4 THE TROJAN ...
... . The lesser place which the Simois holds in the Iliad com- pared with the Scamander corresponds to reality . The Scamander flows from south to north through the plain and ' is a considerable stream throughout the year ; in 4 THE TROJAN ...
Page 5
... south - west a spring has been discovered which suits the position required by the springs that are mentioned as a landmark in the description of Hector's flight round the walls . The tomb of Ilos near the Scamander ford must have long ...
... south - west a spring has been discovered which suits the position required by the springs that are mentioned as a landmark in the description of Hector's flight round the walls . The tomb of Ilos near the Scamander ford must have long ...
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... south ; but on the west side ' the masonry is altogether inferior : the wall is built of very imperfectly worked stones , their gaping joints being only roughly filled with splinters and clay . The wall itself is thinner , too : it ...
... south ; but on the west side ' the masonry is altogether inferior : the wall is built of very imperfectly worked stones , their gaping joints being only roughly filled with splinters and clay . The wall itself is thinner , too : it ...
Page 7
... south - east , and south- west ; and the last of these was blocked up . It is highly improbable that all the gates lay on the southern side of a line drawn from east to south - west . We may assume with virtual certainty that there was ...
... south - east , and south- west ; and the last of these was blocked up . It is highly improbable that all the gates lay on the southern side of a line drawn from east to south - west . We may assume with virtual certainty that there was ...
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... south - eastern , as the south - western had been blocked up . Would it not be natural enough for the poet , with a vivid picture of Hector's course in his mind , to select this gate for his description ? In the third passage Priam ...
... south - eastern , as the south - western had been blocked up . Would it not be natural enough for the poet , with a vivid picture of Hector's course in his mind , to select this gate for his description ? In the third passage Priam ...
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