W ORKS THE G REEK AN D R O MAI P O E T S, E THNSLATED I NTO ENGLISHV RSE. won} 9, 3 con'rAmsé ‘ C O ’ ‘ OK E S V E R S O F H S I D. kQ H; . E O O ’ MEEN S CQ RUJ'HUS AND B LI S’S HY M T HE CRE TO UPO N O T A R. r m un n B w e n s Y 0. a “ . L OND ON A ' A' n m m » to: str um , EV NCE, AND r o x, s r rlo m com SHARP! AND HAILES musm m mocw um ; , , A - g T r w n AND utssn r. us er ST REET ; AND a. !s mu 1813. W ORKS HE I O D S , TRANSLATED FROM THE REE G K, THOMAS COOKE. com m WITHTHE 3m EDITIONS THOMAS PARK E88. F. s . A . , V . OL I . L ON D ON printzuattbs Q tanbnpt pm}, BY W INT I ING HAM AND RO W LAND, Gam a- Str eet; unusnzD DY SU’IT ABY LVANCE AN s ' lo ' r , , D m x . r A r xs ns c ' L ' u s 'r S A ounr UD A rt. s r z H RP , G , !) AN D m uss, PICCA Il - DILLY ; AND TAY LO R AN D LSSEY, FLEET S TREET. 1811. ON E N C T TS . OATH” ! uurse on the Life of Hesiod W ritings of Hesiod ral Argument to the Work s and W ORKS AND DAYS . I tes on Book I II tea on Book II III . tea on Book III n ations on the ancient Greek hie of the ancient Greek M onth aw of the Months and Days DEDICATION . GRACE OHN a ns J , D UKE OFARGYLL AND GREENWICH o. ,s L an ! ORD, As this is the only method by whichmen of genius and learning (though s mall perhaps my claim to either) can show thei r es teem for persons of ex tra rdinar in a su eri or m nn r t o y merit, p a e o the res t of mankind I l never embra m , coud ce a ore fa vourable opportunity to express my veneration or our ra e h n fore a translati n of so an f y G c , t a be o cient and valua le an author a Hesi d Your b s o . hi h d s nt th lor of our ustrious nu g e ce , and e g y y ill a e s f ati ons f ur raise ces tors , re th w eak e t ound o yo p ; our own exalted or th attr acts the admirati on y w , and I ma s a the love of all virtuous and disti n y y , guishing souls ; and to that only I dedicate the a ci rcumst nces following w ork . The m ny a which contributed to the rai sing you to the dignifies h oun en and w hich render oude w hic y ow joy, y s er ving the greatestfavours a prince can bestow ; ' and (whatis above all) whichfix youeat-x Qmax an DEDICATION . than they wer e by so many origin shall have of our own as we . ; ormed b able han s on when perf y d , have an opportunity 0fdiscoveriug t h the anci ents , without t e trouble an learning thei r languages ; whi ch an advantage to us than for the autht w rit in them ; among w hich the poi firstrank of honour , w hose ver ses ar fnl channels through w hich the bes morali ty are conveyed to the mind : Dually something in them s o mm common sense of mankind ; and t di nit of ex res si n withsuch g y p o , and numbers all whi t mony of , l chpu tog tute the os divi nan ; thatthe reader is sentiments of honour and vir tue ; h abhorrence of all that is base and ti sa w hile he is r eadin he is e alte y, g, x s elf. ou m Lord I sa h e st Y , y , y, av a ju mem en tos . 5 nefits aris in from w rks of enius ill be g o g , and w therefor e pardon the zeal w ith w hi ch I express m self concernin th m : and reatis the bless in y g e g g, t hat w e w ant not per sons w ho have hear ts equal to their pow er to cher ish them : and her e I must be leave to a a debt of rati tude to one w ho g p y g , , I dar e a s as hi hl thouht of b all lovers of s y. i g y g y oli te lear nin as b m s lf I m n h E r l of p g y y e , ea t e a P embr ok e; w hose notes I have used in the w or ds i n w hi ch he ave them to me and distin uished g , g them r i r mar k m th s t M ch by a pa t cula fro e re . u w ould I say i n c ommendati on of that great man ; but I am check ed by the fear of offending that v ir tue w hichever one dmi res The same r eason y a . mak es me dwell less on the prais e of your Grace than m he r in li s y a t c ne me to. The. many obligati ons w hi ch I have r eceived from a lad f hose i I can n too y, o w v rtues ever say m uch mak ei t a dut in me to menti on r in the , y he m ost gr ateful manner ; and par ti cularly befor e a translation to the erfecti n w hi ch I ma w ith , p g y r o riet sa s he reatl conduced b her k i nd p p y y g y , y s oli citati ons in m behal an her e r n t r e om y f, d a es c m endati on of me to several pers ons of dis tincti on . I believe your Gr ace w ill not char ge m e w ith v anit if I confes s m self tions of bei n i n y, y ambi g the least degree of fav our w iths o excellent a lady as the Marchioness of Aunandale. I shall conclude w ithout tr oubli ng your Grace « i an r ir u s n s r l tin to m self w th y mo e c c m ta ce e a g y , o o u la es onl d i n the These ccur i n f r p c y, and ar e i nclude se t w een brack ts pr e nt edi ion bet e . 8 A DI SCOUR SE O N THE o f mount Helicon ; w hi chw as doubtless the place ’ of our oets b r th thouh S uidas Lili s G ral p i , g , u y dus F bricius and others sa w s uma. , a , , y he a of C Hesiod hmself seems and not undesi nedl to i , g y, have prevented any mistak e abouthis country; he tells us osit vel in the same book he never w as p i y, , but once t sea and that in a v from Aulis a , oyage , - a sea or t i n Bteoti a to the is land Eubma. This p , , connected w ith the former pass age of his father sailin from uma to Bmotia w ill leave us in no g C , r doubt concerning his count y. O his ualit r om his w riti n s . I n . f q y,f g Of w hat quality his father w as w e are not very cer tain ; that he w as drove fr om Cuma to Ascrg is unes w e have t e testi mon of Hesiod. by m fort , h y S l h ed avoid in a fine but ome tel us , e fl to pay g ; w hat r eas on they have to imagine that I k now not. I t s r m k able t at o r oet in the firs t book of i e ar , h u p , is W ork s and D a s calls is br other 3 v . h y , h m ys og W e are told indeed thatthe name ofhis father w as uos f w hi chw e are not assured fr om an of his D , o y ri i s ow extant: but if i t w as I r ather be w t ng n , heve had he desi ned to call his brother of the , g r ace ofDuos he w ould have used A o c or A s , s y vng s 75 ’ r ag ; he mus t therefore by 3m ayevog intend to call ’ him of race divine. Le Cler c observes on this , assa e that the old oets w ere alw a s r oud of p g , p y p the epi t het di vine and bri ngs an ins tance from s t le h s w neher d of Ul s ses s Homer w ho d t e i o .