All 14 Uses of
inquire
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Edward)
- To whom the Sire of Gods and men replied:
"Expect not, Juno, all my mind to know;
My wife thou art, yet would such knowledge be
Too much for thee; whate'er I deem it fit
That thou shouldst know, nor God nor man shall hear
Before thee; but what I in secret plan,
Seek not to know, nor curiously inquire."†Chpt 1.1inquire = ask about or look into something
- To whom the noble Glaucus thus replied:
"Great son of Tydeus, why my race enquire?†Chpt 1.6enquire = ask about or look intounconventional spelling: This is the more common British spelling. Americans use inquire more commonly.
- But if thou wouldst in truth enquire and learn
The race I spring from, not unknown of men;
There is a city, in the deep recess
Of pastoral Argos, Ephyre by name:
There Sisyphus of old his dwelling had,
Of mortal men the craftiest; Sisyphus,
The son of AEolus; to him was born
Glaucus; and Glaucus in his turn begot
Bellerophon, on whom the Gods bestow'd
The gifts of beauty and of manly grace.†Chpt 1.6
- Meanwhile, when Hector reach'd the oak beside
The Scaean gate, around him throng'd the wives
Of Troy, and daughters, anxious to enquire
The fate of children, brothers, husbands, friends;
He to the Gods exhorted all to pray,
For deep the sorrows that o'er many hung.†Chpt 1.6
- Juno and Pallas only sat aloof;
No word they utter'd, no enquiry made.†Chpt 2.8
- But why of these enquire?†
Chpt 2.10enquire = ask about or look intounconventional spelling: This is the more common British spelling. Americans use inquire more commonly.
- Gerenian Nestor first, enquiring, said:
"Tell me, renown'd Ulysses, pride of Greece,
Whence come these horses?†Chpt 2.10enquiring = asking about or looking intounconventional spelling: This is the more common British spelling. Americans use inquiring more commonly.
- Achilles (who overlooked the action from his ship) sends Patroclus to inquire which of the Greeks was wounded in that manner.†
Chpt 2.10 *inquire = ask about or look into something
- But haste thee now, Patroclus, dear to Jove:
Enquire of Nestor, from the battle field
Whom brings he wounded: looking from behind
Most like he seem'd to AEsculapius' son,
Machaon; but his face I could not see,
So swiftly past the eager horses flew.†Chpt 2.11enquire = ask about or look intounconventional spelling: This is the more common British spelling. Americans use inquire more commonly.
- I must not stay; for he both awe and fear
Commands, who hither sent me to enquire
What wounded man thou hast; I need not ask,
I know Machaon well, his people's guard.†Chpt 2.11
- To whom thus Hector of the glancing helm
With falt'ring voice: "Who art thou, Prince of Gods,
Who thus enquirest of me?†Chpt 2.15enquirest = ask about or look intostandard suffix: Today, the suffix "-est" is dropped, so that where they said "Thou enquirest" in older English, today we say "You enquire."
- But if thou farther wouldst enquire, and learn
The race I spring from, not unknown to men,
By Dardanus, of cloud-compelling Jove
Begotten, was Dardania peopled first,
Ere sacred Ilium, populous city of men,
Was founded on the plain; as yet they dwelt
On spring-abounding Ida's lowest spurs.†Chpt 2.20enquire = ask about or look intounconventional spelling: This is the more common British spelling. Americans use inquire more commonly.
- To whom th' illustrious son of Pelegon:
"Great son of Peleus, why enquire my race?†Chpt 2.21
- The son of Saturn tow'rds him drew his child,
And thus, with gracious smile, enquiry made:
"Which of the heav'nly pow'rs hath wrong'd thee thus
My child, as guilty of some open shame?"†Chpt 2.21
Definition:
to ask about or look into something