Homer ("Smyrns of Chios") ( 10 of 101 )
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.
Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores.
Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores.
But strong of limb
And swift of foot misfortune is, and, far
Outstripping all, comes to every read more
But strong of limb
And swift of foot misfortune is, and, far
Outstripping all, comes to every land,
And there wreaks evil on mankind, which prayers
Do afterwards redress.
And better skilled in dark events to come.
And better skilled in dark events to come.
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.
The windy satisfaction of the tongue.
The windy satisfaction of the tongue.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven restore;
Give me to see, and Ajax asks no more.
Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven restore;
Give me to see, and Ajax asks no more.
All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.
All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.
Yet verily these issues lie on the lap of the gods.
Yet verily these issues lie on the lap of the gods.
