Homer ("Smyrns of Chios") ( 10 of 101 )
Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.
Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.
Axylos, Teuthranos's son that dwelt in stablished Arisbe; a man
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Axylos, Teuthranos's son that dwelt in stablished Arisbe; a man
of substance dear to his fellows; for his dwelling was by the
road-side and he entertained all men.
True friendship's laws are by this rule express'd,
Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest.
True friendship's laws are by this rule express'd,
Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest.
O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
And let no warrior in the heat of fight
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O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
And let no warrior in the heat of fight
Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes;
For more of those who shrink from shame are safe
Than fall in battle, while with those who flee
Is neither glory nor reprieve from death.
Light is the task when many share the toil.
Light is the task when many share the toil.
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize,
And to be swift is less than to be wise.
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It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize,
And to be swift is less than to be wise.
'Tis more by art, than force of numerous strokes.
(Orion) A hunter of shadows, himself a shade.
(Orion) A hunter of shadows, himself a shade.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
And Heaven, that every virtue bears in mind,
E'en to the ashes of the just is kind.
And Heaven, that every virtue bears in mind,
E'en to the ashes of the just is kind.
