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the quarter where Achilles was ftationed. The oblique pofition 

 of the camp muft have been the caufe of this. To the fame 

 circumflance we muft have recourfe to explain how, from the 

 fpot where the Trojans made a breach in the rampart, and at 

 length fet fire to a fhip, the diftance could be fo great to the 

 tents of Agamemnon, and the quarter where the remaining 

 veffels were hauled up on the land *. 



We now come back to the aflault of the camp. At day 

 break the Greeks, leaving their chariots behind them, (XI. 48. )» 

 marched out from the camp. The Trojans had taken poft on 

 the field of battle, which had an acclivity towards Troy "f . Till 

 about noon the fate of the day was equivocal ; but then the 

 Greeks made the Trojans give way. The Trojans fled, paft the 

 tomb of Ilus, (XI. 166, &c.), through the midft of the plain, 

 towards the wild fig-tree, (XL 167.), and never flopped their 

 flight till they had reached the beech tree and the Scaean Gate. 

 (XL 170.). Here the battle is renewed. (211, &c.). During 

 all this day Agamemnon diftinguifties himfelf, till he is wound- 

 ed. On this the Trojans take frefli courage, repulfe the Greeks, 

 drive them back again paft the tomb of Ilus, where Paris lies 

 in ambulh, and wounds Diomede with an arrow. (XL 369, 

 &c.). The combat fpreads to a great diftance over the plain, 

 for Hector fought on the left wing, towards the Scamander, 

 (XL 498, &c.), againft Nestor and Idomeneus, and knew 

 nothing of the defeat which Diomede, Ulysses and Ajax had 

 given the Trojans towards the Simois. Hector flies to that 

 quarter, and Ajax himfelf is now forced to fall back. (52 1, &c.). 

 The Greeks flee to their camp, and fhut themfelves up in it. 

 Hector purfues, and refolves to attack them in the camp, to 



Vol. IV. break 



* See Iliad, XIV. 30, &c. j a paffage which I know not how to explain, 

 t Eiri Sj^tp/^w TnSUio. (XI. 56.) ; of which we have fpoken already. 



