The Iliad: Book 2 Poem Rhyme Scheme

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Now the other gods and the armed warriors on the plain slept	A
soundly but Jove was wakeful for he was thinking how to do honour to	B
Achilles and destroyed much people at the ships of the Achaeans In	C
the end he deemed it would be best to send a lying dream to King	D
Agamemnon so he called one to him and said to it quot Lying Dream go to	B
the ships of the Achaeans into the tent of Agamemnon and say to	B
him word to word as I now bid you Tell him to get the Achaeans	E
instantly under arms for he shall take Troy There are no longer	F
divided counsels among the gods Juno has brought them to her own	G
mind and woe betides the Trojans quot	B
The dream went when it had heard its message and soon reached the	H
ships of the Achaeans It sought Agamemnon son of Atreus and found him	I
in his tent wrapped in a profound slumber It hovered over his head	B
in the likeness of Nestor son of Neleus whom Agamemnon honoured	B
above all his councillors and said	B
quot You are sleeping son of Atreus one who has the welfare of his	E
host and so much other care upon his shoulders should dock his	E
sleep Hear me at once for I come as a messenger from Jove who	B
though he be not near yet takes thought for you and pities you He	J
bids you get the Achaeans instantly under arms for you shall take	K
Troy There are no longer divided counsels among the gods Juno has	E
brought them over to her own mind and woe betides the Trojans at	B
the hands of Jove Remember this and when you wake see that it does	E
not escape you quot	B
The dream then left him and he thought of things that were	F
surely not to be accomplished He thought that on that same day he was	E
to take the city of Priam but he little knew what was in the mind	B
of Jove who had many another hard fought fight in store alike for	L
Danaans and Trojans Then presently he woke with the divine message	M
still ringing in his ears so he sat upright and put on his soft	B
shirt so fair and new and over this his heavy cloak He bound his	E
sandals on to his comely feet and slung his silver studded sword	B
about his shoulders then he took the imperishable staff of his	E
father and sallied forth to the ships of the Achaeans	E
The goddess Dawn now wended her way to vast Olympus that she might	B
herald day to Jove and to the other immortals and Agamemnon sent	B
the criers round to call the people in assembly so they called them	N
and the people gathered thereon But first he summoned a meeting of	O
the elders at the ship of Nestor king of Pylos and when they were	F
assembled he laid a cunning counsel before them	N
quot My friends quot said he quot I have had a dream from heaven in the dead	B
of night and its face and figure resembled none but Nestor's It	B
hovered over my head and said 'You are sleeping son of Atreus one	P
who has the welfare of his host and so much other care upon his	E
shoulders should dock his sleep Hear me at once for I am a messenger	F
from Jove who though he be not near yet takes thought for you and	B
pities you He bids you get the Achaeans instantly under arms for you	B
shall take Troy There are no longer divided counsels among the	H
gods Juno has brought them over to her own mind and woe betides	E
the Trojans at the hands of Jove Remember this ' The dream then	Q
vanished and I awoke Let us now therefore arm the sons of the	H
Achaeans But it will be well that I should first sound them and to	B
this end I will tell them to fly with their ships but do you others	E
go about among the host and prevent their doing so quot	B
He then sat down and Nestor the prince of Pylos with all	R
sincerity and goodwill addressed them thus quot My friends quot said he	J
quot princes and councillors of the Argives if any other man of the	H
Achaeans had told us of this dream we should have declared it false	E
and would have had nothing to do with it But he who has seen it is	E
the foremost man among us we must therefore set about getting the	H
people under arms quot	B
With this he led the way from the assembly and the other sceptred	B
kings rose with him in obedience to the word of Agamemnon but the	H
people pressed forward to hear They swarmed like bees that sally from	S
some hollow cave and flit in countless throng among the spring	D
flowers bunched in knots and clusters even so did the mighty	B
multitude pour from ships and tents to the assembly and range	T
themselves upon the wide watered shore while among them ran	U
Wildfire Rumour messenger of Jove urging them ever to the fore Thus	E
they gathered in a pell mell of mad confusion and the earth groaned	B
under the tramp of men as the people sought their places Nine heralds	E
went crying about among them to stay their tumult and bid them	N
listen to the kings till at last they were got into their several	V
places and ceased their clamour Then King Agamemnon rose holding his	E
sceptre This was the work of Vulcan who gave it to Jove the son of	O
Saturn Jove gave it to Mercury slayer of Argus guide and	B
guardian King Mercury gave it to Pelops the mighty charioteer and	B
Pelops to Atreus shepherd of his people Atreus when he died left	B
it to Thyestes rich in flocks and Thyestes in his turn left it to be	B
borne by Agamemnon that he might be lord of all Argos and of the	H
isles Leaning then on his sceptre he addressed the Argives	E
quot My friends quot he said quot heroes servants of Mars the hand of heaven	P
has been laid heavily upon me Cruel Jove gave me his solemn promise	E
that I should sack the city of Priam before returning but he has	E
played me false and is now bidding me go ingloriously back to Argos	E
with the loss of much people Such is the will of Jove who has laid	B
many a proud city in the dust as he will yet lay others for his	E
power is above all It will be a sorry tale hereafter that an	U
Achaean host at once so great and valiant battled in vain against	B
men fewer in number than themselves but as yet the end is not in	C
sight Think that the Achaeans and Trojans have sworn to a solemn	S
covenant and that they have each been numbered the Trojans by the	H
roll of their householders and we by companies of ten think	W
further that each of our companies desired to have a Trojan	P
householder to pour out their wine we are so greatly more in number	F
that full many a company would have to go without its cup bearer	F
But they have in the town allies from other places and it is these	E
that hinder me from being able to sack the rich city of Ilius Nine of	O
Jove years are gone the timbers of our ships have rotted their	X
tackling is sound no longer Our wives and little ones at home look	Y
anxiously for our coming but the work that we came hither to do has	E
not been done Now therefore let us all do as I say let us sail	Z
back to our own land for we shall not take Troy quot	B
With these words he moved the hearts of the multitude so many of	O
them as knew not the cunning counsel of Agamemnon They surged to	B
and fro like the waves of the Icarian Sea when the east and south	A2
winds break from heaven's clouds to lash them or as when the west	B
wind sweeps over a field of corn and the ears bow beneath the blast	B
even so were they swayed as they flew with loud cries towards the	H
ships and the dust from under their feet rose heavenward They	B2
cheered each other on to draw the ships into the sea they cleared the	H
channels in front of them they began taking away the stays from	S
underneath them and the welkin rang with their glad cries so eager	F
were they to return	C2
Then surely the Argives would have returned after a fashion that was	E
not fated But Juno said to Minerva quot Alas daughter of	O
aegis bearing Jove unweariable shall the Argives fly home to their	X
own land over the broad sea and leave Priam and the Trojans the glory	B
of still keeping Helen for whose sake so many of the Achaeans have	D2
died at Troy far from their homes Go about at once among the host	B
and speak fairly to them man by man that they draw not their ships	E
into the sea quot	B
Minerva was not slack to do her bidding Down	E2

Homer

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