Homer ("Smyrns of Chios") ( 10 of 101 )
Behold, on wrong
Swift vengeance waits; and art subdues the strong.
Behold, on wrong
Swift vengeance waits; and art subdues the strong.
Gloomy as night he stands.
Gloomy as night he stands.
And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.
And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.
But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast,
For gentle ways are best, and keep aloof
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But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast,
For gentle ways are best, and keep aloof
From sharp contentions.
Whatever day
Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.
Whatever day
Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.
There with commutual zeal we both had strove
In acts of dear benevolence and love;
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There with commutual zeal we both had strove
In acts of dear benevolence and love;
Brothers in peace, not rivals in command.
Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!
Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!
The long historian of my country's woes.
The long historian of my country's woes.
And every eye
Gaz'd as before some brother of the sky.
And every eye
Gaz'd as before some brother of the sky.
Grief tears his heart, and drives him to and fro,
In all the raging impotence of woe.
Grief tears his heart, and drives him to and fro,
In all the raging impotence of woe.
