to Menelaus her
first husband, who received her again into favour.

Agamemnon at his return was barbarously murdered by AEgysthus, at the
instigation of Clytemnestra his wife, who in his absence had dishonoured
his bed with AEgysthus.

Diomed, after the fall of Troy, was expelled his own country, and scarce
escaped with his life from his adulterous wife AEgiale; but at last was
received by Daunus in Apulia, and shared his kingdom; it is uncertain how
he died.

Nestor lived in peace with his children, in Pylos, his native country.

Ulysses also, after innumerable troubles by sea and land, at last returned
in safety to Ithaca, which is the subject of Homer's Odyssey.

For what remains, I beg to be excused from the ceremonies of taking leave
at the end of my work, and from embarrassing myself, or others, with any
defences or apologies about it. But instead of endeavouring to raise a
vain monument to myself, of the merits or difficulties of it (which must
be left to the world, to truth, and to posterity), let me leave behind me
a memorial of my friendship with one of the most valuable of men, as well
as finest writers, of my age and country, one who has tried, and knows by
his own experience, how hard an undertaking it is to do justice to Homer,
and one whom (I am sure) sincerely rejoices with me at the period of my
labours. To him, therefore, having brought this long work to a conclusion,
I desire to dedicate it, and to have the honour and satisfaction of
placing together, in this manner, the names of Mr. CONGREVE, and of

March 25, 1720

A. POPE

Ton theon de eupoiia--to mae epi pleon me procophai en poiaetikn kai allois
epitaeoeimasi en ois isos a kateschethaen, ei aesthomaen emautan euodos
proionta.

M. AUREL ANTON _de Seipso,_ lib. i. Section 17.

END OF THE ILLIAD

FOOTNOTES

1 "What," says Archdeacon Wilberforce, "is the natural root of loyalty
as distinguished from such mere selfish desire of personal security
as is apt to take its place in civilized times, but that
consciousness of a natural bond among the families of men which
gives a fellow-feeling to whole clans and nations, and thus enlists
their affections in behalf of those time-honoured representatives of
their ancient blood, in whose success they feel a personal interest?
Hence the deli