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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ILIAD: ACHILLES' SHIELD (PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF BOOK 8 IN 1598), by HOMER Poet's Biography
First Line: Bright-footed thetis did the sphere aspire
Last Line: With vulcan's armes wrought for eternall day
Subject(s): Achilles; Mythology - Classical; Shields; Trojan War
First Line: Bright-footed thetis did the sphere aspire
Last Line: With vulcan's armes wrought for eternall day
Subject(s): Achilles; Mythology - Classical; Shields; Trojan War
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