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Page 44
... soon as early Dawn shone forth , the rosy - fingered , Nestor of Gerenia , lord of chariots , gat him up from his bed , and he went forth and sat him down upon the smooth stones , which were before his lofty doors , all polished , white ...
... soon as early Dawn shone forth , the rosy - fingered , Nestor of Gerenia , lord of chariots , gat him up from his bed , and he went forth and sat him down upon the smooth stones , which were before his lofty doors , all polished , white ...
Page 61
... soon as ever ye shall see him couched , even then mind you of your might and strength , and hold him there , despite his eagerness and striving to be free . And he will make assay , and take all manner of shapes of things that creep ...
... soon as ever ye shall see him couched , even then mind you of your might and strength , and hold him there , despite his eagerness and striving to be free . And he will make assay , and take all manner of shapes of things that creep ...
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... soon gave us game in plenty . Now twelve ships bare me company , and to each ship fell nine goats for a portion , but for me alone they set ten apart . " Thus we sat there the livelong day until the going down of the sun , feasting on ...
... soon gave us game in plenty . Now twelve ships bare me company , and to each ship fell nine goats for a portion , but for me alone they set ten apart . " Thus we sat there the livelong day until the going down of the sun , feasting on ...
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abide Achaeans Aegisthus Alcinous Antinous Argives Atreus bade behold beneath black ship cast chamber Circe counsels answered dear death deathless gods decked ships deeds deep didst doublet drave drew drink Dulichium earth Eumaeus Eupeithes Eurycleia Eurylochus Eurymachus evil fair father feast fell friends gifts goddess godlike grey-eyed Athene halls handmaids hands hath Hephaestus hither hollow ship Homer Icarius isle Ithaca Laertes land lest lord maidens Melanthius Menelaus methinks mighty mother Nestor nigh noble perished Phaeacians Poseidon pray Pylos raiment renowned sails slay sleep smote sorrow spake unto spear spirit steadfast goodly Odysseus stood straightway stranger sweet swift ship swine swineherd Teiresias tell thee Theoclymenus thereof Therewith thine things thou art thou hast thou shalt thyself took twain verily voice wandering Wherefore wife wind wine winged words wise Penelope wise Telemachus answered wooers Zeus