All 5 Uses of
interpose
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Edward)
- To whom the stag-ey'd Juno thus replied:
"Three cities are there, dearest to my heart;
Argos, and Sparta, and the ample streets
Of rich Mycenae; work on them thy will;
Destroy them, if thine anger they incur;
I will not interpose, nor hinder thee;
Mourn them I shall; reluctant see their fall,
But not resist; for sovereign is thy will.†Chpt 1.4interpose = insert between other elements; or to interrupt or stop action by others
- thou bane of mortals, blood-stain'd Lord,
Razer of cities, wer't not well thyself
To interpose, and from the battle-field
Withdraw this chief, Tydides?†Chpt 1.5 *
- the greatest ills
We Gods endure, we each to other owe
Who still in human quarrels interpose.†Chpt 1.5
- Let us then interpose to guard his life;
Lest, if Achilles slay him, Saturn's son
Be mov'd to anger; for his destiny
Would have him live; lest, heirless, from the earth
Should perish quite the race of Dardanus;
By Saturn's son the best-belov'd of all
His sons, to him by mortal women born.†Chpt 2.20
- [3] This comparison does not afford a very accurate criterion of the "space interposed," which cannot be estimated without knowing the total distance within which the faster was to outstrip the slower team†
Chpt Foot
Definition:
to insert between other elements; or to interrupt or stop action by others