temper, so impatient of an injury, even from his king and general,
that when his mistress was to be forced from him by the command of
Agamemnon, he not only disobeyed it, but returned him an answer full
of contumely, and in the most opprobrious terms he could imagine; they
are Homer's words which follow, and I have cited but some few amongst
a multitude.

[Greek: Oinobares, kynos ommat' echôn, kradiên d' elaphoio.]
--Il. a. v. 225.

[Greek: Dêmoboros basileus,] &c. --Il. a. v. 231.

Nay, he proceeded so far in his insolence, as to draw out his sword,
with intention to kill him;

[Greek: Elketo d' ek koleoio mega xiphos.]
--Il. a. v. 194.

and, if Minerva had not appeared, and held his hand, he had executed
his design; and it was all she could do to dissuade him from it. The
event was, that he left the army, and would fight no more. Agamemnon
gives his character thus to Nestor;

[Greek: All' hod' anêr ethelei peri pantôn emmenai allôn,
Pantôn men krateein ethelei, pantessi d' anassein.]
--Il. a. v. 287, 288

and Horace gives the same description of him in his Art of Poetry.

_--Honoratum si fortè reponis Achillem,