The Odyssey of HomerMacmillan, 1906 - 429 pages |
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... wise Telemachus answered her , and said : ' Yea , sir , now will I plainly ... Penelope bore thee so goodly a man . But come , declare me this , and tell ... wise , flown with insolence , do they seem to me to revel wantonly through the ...
... wise Telemachus answered her , and said : ' Yea , sir , now will I plainly ... Penelope bore thee so goodly a man . But come , declare me this , and tell ... wise , flown with insolence , do they seem to me to revel wantonly through the ...
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... wise Penelope , caught the glorious strain , and she went down the high stairs from her chamber , not alone , for two of her handmaids bare her com- pany . Now when the fair lady had come unto the wooers , she stood by the pillar of the ...
... wise Penelope , caught the glorious strain , and she went down the high stairs from her chamber , not alone , for two of her handmaids bare her com- pany . Now when the fair lady had come unto the wooers , she stood by the pillar of the ...
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... Penelope , yet herein at least her imagining was not good . For in despite of her the wooers will devour thy living ... wise Telemachus answered him , saying : ' Antinous , may in no wise thrust forth from the house , against her will ...
... Penelope , yet herein at least her imagining was not good . For in despite of her the wooers will devour thy living ... wise Telemachus answered him , saying : ' Antinous , may in no wise thrust forth from the house , against her will ...
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... Penelope , then have I no hope that thou wilt accomplish thy desire . For few children , truly , are like their ... wisdom of Odysseus failed thee quite , so is there good hope of thine accomplishing this work . Wherefore now take no heed of ...
... Penelope , then have I no hope that thou wilt accomplish thy desire . For few children , truly , are like their ... wisdom of Odysseus failed thee quite , so is there good hope of thine accomplishing this work . Wherefore now take no heed of ...
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Homer, Samuel Henry Butcher, Andrew Lang. Then Medon , wise of heart ... she might no more endure to seat her on a chair , whereof there were many in the house ... Penelope spake among them pouring forth her lamentation : ' Hear me , my ...
Homer, Samuel Henry Butcher, Andrew Lang. Then Medon , wise of heart ... she might no more endure to seat her on a chair , whereof there were many in the house ... Penelope spake among them pouring forth her lamentation : ' Hear me , my ...
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abide Achaeans Aegisthus Alcinous Antinous Atreus bade behold beneath black ship Calypso 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 Phaeacians Poseidon pray Pylos raiment renowned sails saying slay sleep smote sorrow spake unto spear spirit steadfast goodly Odysseus stood straightway stranger sweet swift ship swine swineherd Teiresias tell thee 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