The Harvard Classics, Volume 22Charles William Eliot P.F. Collier & son, 1909 - Literature |
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... thou hast heard thereof , declare thou even unto us . Now all the rest , as many as fled from sheer destruction were at home , and had escaped both war and sea , but Odysseus only , craving for his wife and for his homeward path , the ...
... thou hast heard thereof , declare thou even unto us . Now all the rest , as many as fled from sheer destruction were at home , and had escaped both war and sea , but Odysseus only , craving for his wife and for his homeward path , the ...
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... thou hast tasted meat , thou shalt tell us that whereof thou hast need . ' Therewith he led the way , and Pallas Athene followed . And when they were now within the lofty house , he set her spear that he bore against a tall pillar ...
... thou hast tasted meat , thou shalt tell us that whereof thou hast need . ' Therewith he led the way , and Pallas Athene followed . And when they were now within the lofty house , he set her spear that he bore against a tall pillar ...
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... hast thou to do therewith ? Is it a clan drinking , or a wedding feast , for here we have no banquet where each man brings his share ? In such wise , flown with insolence , do they seem to me to revel wantonly through the house ; and ...
... hast thou to do therewith ? Is it a clan drinking , or a wedding feast , for here we have no banquet where each man brings his share ? In such wise , flown with insolence , do they seem to me to revel wantonly through the house ; and ...
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... thou art surely sore in need of Odysseus that is afar , to stretch forth his hands upon the shameless wooers . If he ... hast , with twenty oarsmen , and go to inquire concerning thy father that is long afar , if per- chance any man shall ...
... thou art surely sore in need of Odysseus that is afar , to stretch forth his hands upon the shameless wooers . If he ... hast , with twenty oarsmen , and go to inquire concerning thy father that is long afar , if per- chance any man shall ...
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... thou hast done this and made an end , thereafter take counsel in thy mind and heart , how thou mayest slay the wooers in thy halls , whether by guile or openly ; for thou shouldst not carry childish thoughts , being no longer of years ...
... thou hast done this and made an end , thereafter take counsel in thy mind and heart , how thou mayest slay the wooers in thy halls , whether by guile or openly ; for thou shouldst not carry childish thoughts , being no longer of years ...
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