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 Publisher :  HARPER & BROTHERS (part 1) A.  The  form  of  this  letter  is  modified  from  the  Egyptian  hieroglyph  which  represents  the  eagle.  The  Phoenician  (Hebrew)  symbol  was  N  (aleph—a.n  ox),  which  has  been  thought,  probably  erroneously,  to  represent  an  ox-head  in  outline.  The  Greek  A  (alpha)  was  the  symbol  of  a  bad  augury  in  the  sacrifices.  See  also  SCARLET  LETTER.  A  m  logic  denotes  a  universal  affirmative.  A  asserts,  E  denies.  Thus,  syllogisms  mbfij-bArA  (<7.v.)  contain  three  universal  affirmative  pro-  positions.  Al  means...

 (ll. 1-25) From the Heliconian Muses let us begin to sing, who hold the great and holy mount of Helicon, and dance on soft feet about the deep-blue spring and the altar of the almighty son of Cronos, and, when they have washed their tender bodies in Permessus or in the Horse's Spring or Olmeius, make their fair, lovely dances upon highest Helicon and move with vigorous feet. Thence they arise and go abroad by night, veiled in thick mist, and utter their song with lovely voice, praising Zeus the aegis- holder and queenly Hera of Argos who walks on golden sandals and the daughter of Zeus the aegis-holder bright-eyed Athene, and Phoebus Apollo, and Artemis who delights in arrows, and Poseidon the earth-holder who shakes the earth, and reverend Themis and quick-glancing (1) Aphrodite, and Hebe with the crown of gold, and fair Dione, Leto, Iapetus, and Cronos the crafty counsellor, Eos and great Helius and bright Selene, Earth too, and great Oceanus, and dark Night, and the holy race o...

 XXI. TO APOLLO (5 lines) (ll. 1-4) Phoebus, of you even the swan sings with clear voice to the beating of his wings, as he alights upon the bank by the eddying river Peneus; and of you the sweet-tongued minstrel, holding his high-pitched lyre, always sings both first and last. (l. 5) And so hail to you, lord!  I seek your favour with my song. XXII. TO POSEIDON (7 lines) (ll. 1-5) I begin to sing about Poseidon, the great god, mover of the earth and fruitless sea, god of the deep who is also lord of Helicon and wide Aegae.  A two-fold office the gods allotted you, O Shaker of the Earth, to be a tamer of horses and a saviour of ships! (ll. 6-7) Hail, Poseidon, Holder of the Earth, dark-haired lord!  O blessed one, be kindly in heart and help those who voyage in ships! XXIII. TO THE SON OF CRONOS, MOST HIGH (4 lines) (ll. 1-3) I will sing of Zeus, chiefest among the gods and greatest, all-seeing, the lord of all, the fulfiller who whispers words of wisdom to Themis as ...