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And bared the bone : Ulysses, undismay'd, 

 Soon with redoubl'd force the wound repay'd ; 

 To the right shoulder joint the spear apply'd, 

 His further flank with streaming purple dyed : 

 On earth he rush'd with agonising pain ; 

 With joy and vast surprise, th' applauding train 

 View'd his enormous bulk extended on the plain. 

 With bandage firm Ulysses' knee they bound : 

 Then ehaunting mystic lays, the closing wound 

 Of sacred melody confess'd the force : 

 The tides of life regain'd their azure course." 

 — Pope's Tratislation of Homer s " Odyssey" Book xix., lines 504 — 538. 



The head and eye of the boar are very beautifully 

 executed — *' With fiery glance his sanguine eyeballs 

 shine." 



Brussels mark, with the initials " N." and " H.," united 

 with a contraction line above, for the maker. 



No. 8. — " Animi magnitudine multa perpessus tandem a 



PVDICA UXORE EXCIPITVR NON SINE NOTICE SIGNO." 



Ulysses, having suffered many things with much 

 fortitude, is at length recognised by the token of his 

 identity, and received by his chaste wife, Penelope. 



This hanging exhibits two incidents in one picture, a 

 common practice with the early artists. The scene in 

 the background, showing the interior of a house, repre- 

 sents the preparation of Ulysses for the interview with 

 Penelope. 



" Meanwhile, the wearied king the bath ascends ; 

 With faithful cares Eurynome attends : 

 O'er every limb a shower of fragrance sheds : 

 Then dress'd in pomp, magnificent he treads." 



The foreground is occupied with the recognition and 

 the salutation. 



