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I was wondering if anyone can place this line exactly from Homer? Is it from the Iliad? Ivankinsman ( talk) 17:19, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
Yes it is from The Iliad but I can't now place the line precisley for you. However, there is a possible explanation of this puzzling phrase. According to a biography [1], in the latter part of May 1916, Jean Sibelius, the Finnish Composer, took a voyage from Bremen to New York. In a letter he wrote "I saw many glorious nights on the Atlantic...a sunset that was one of the most enchanting...a high sky arching itself over an almost wine-colored sea - violet and blue clouds, a wonderful combination of color." [2] So there it is. Maybe we have an answer for the two and a half millenia question on w.t.h Homer was on about - maybe he was talking about the sea at night-time or in the gloaming. L0ngpar1sh ( talk) 00:05, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
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This seems to be the last we hear of Mr Martin, Stephen's close friend and fellow naturalist. O'Brian edges him out of the series with Jack Aubrey bestowing two livings on him from his cousin's, Edward Norton's estate, and with the prospect of a third once the elderly incumbent dies. It seems that Martin has tired of life at sea and looks forward to being at home with his wife and a relatively wealthy lifestyle from the tithes he will receive from his parishioners. Ivankinsman ( talk) 09:58, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
The cover shown in the infobox is not the "First edition cover," is it? Hammerdrill ( talk) 16:33, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
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I was wondering if anyone can place this line exactly from Homer? Is it from the Iliad? Ivankinsman ( talk) 17:19, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
Yes it is from The Iliad but I can't now place the line precisley for you. However, there is a possible explanation of this puzzling phrase. According to a biography [1], in the latter part of May 1916, Jean Sibelius, the Finnish Composer, took a voyage from Bremen to New York. In a letter he wrote "I saw many glorious nights on the Atlantic...a sunset that was one of the most enchanting...a high sky arching itself over an almost wine-colored sea - violet and blue clouds, a wonderful combination of color." [2] So there it is. Maybe we have an answer for the two and a half millenia question on w.t.h Homer was on about - maybe he was talking about the sea at night-time or in the gloaming. L0ngpar1sh ( talk) 00:05, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
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This seems to be the last we hear of Mr Martin, Stephen's close friend and fellow naturalist. O'Brian edges him out of the series with Jack Aubrey bestowing two livings on him from his cousin's, Edward Norton's estate, and with the prospect of a third once the elderly incumbent dies. It seems that Martin has tired of life at sea and looks forward to being at home with his wife and a relatively wealthy lifestyle from the tithes he will receive from his parishioners. Ivankinsman ( talk) 09:58, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
The cover shown in the infobox is not the "First edition cover," is it? Hammerdrill ( talk) 16:33, 2 May 2009 (UTC)