Note 460 — LECTURE XXIX, &c. Of Epic, or Heroic Poetry.
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Thus prov'd by Bossu: The Iliad begins with the Plague, which lasts ten Days. The Poet allows for the Recovery of the Grecians 10, Battles that follow 5, Funeral Rites of Patroclus 11, and of Hector 11; in all, 47.