The Adventures of Telemachus, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint): The Son of Ulysses

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Excerpt from The Adventures of Telemachus, Vol. 2: The Son of Ulysses The whole army of the allies had now pitched their tents, and the fields were covered all over with rich pavilions of all sorts of colours, in which the fatigued Hesperians had laid themselves down to rest. When the kings entered Salentum, they were amazed to find so many magnificent edifices erected in so short a time, and that the embarrassment of so great a war had not prevented the sudden increase and embellishment of the infant city. They admired the wisdom and vigilance of Idomeneus, the founder of such a hopeful state; and they all agreed, that should he, now that the peace was concluded, join the allies against the Daunians, their strength would be considerably increased. They therefore proposed he should engage in their confederacy; and, as he could not well reject so reasonable a proposal, he promised to supply them with a reinforcement of troops: but, as Mentor knew well, whatever was necessary to render a state flourishing, he was convinced Idomeneus could not be so powerful as he appeared; taking him therefore aside, he addressed him thus: "You see, our cares have not been unsuccessful. Salentum is now secured from the calamities by which it was threatened. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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