tinually pouring forth from the ships and tents.
This gives a clear and comprehensive idea of the number of Greeks, because of their being compared to bees continually coming forth in fresh numbers. We think of bees swarming from their hives, and this gives us a vivid understanding of the hordes of Greeks pouring from the ships and tents. Nothing would more clearly explain the number of the Greeks, nor impress upon our minds the fact that they were many, better than does this statement made in the form of a simile.
Here is a portion of a speech which Shakespeare places in the mouth of Othello after Iago has convinced him of the wantonness of his wife. It is a passage from the thrilling drama which is difficult for many persons to memorize:
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