Maxioms by Homer ("smyrns Of Chios")
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
He ceased: but left so charming on their ear
His voice, that listening still they seemed to hear.
He ceased: but left so charming on their ear
His voice, that listening still they seemed to hear.
Accept these grateful tears! for thee thy flow,
For thee, that ever felt another's woe!
Accept these grateful tears! for thee thy flow,
For thee, that ever felt another's woe!
Born but to banquet, and to drain the bowl.
Born but to banquet, and to drain the bowl.
Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe,
Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe,
Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
