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Page 36
... death , which is common to all , the very gods cannot avert even from the man they love , when the ruinous doom shall bring him low of death that lays men at their length . ' And wise Telemachus answered her , saying : ' Mentor , no ...
... death , which is common to all , the very gods cannot avert even from the man they love , when the ruinous doom shall bring him low of death that lays men at their length . ' And wise Telemachus answered her , saying : ' Mentor , no ...
Page 128
... death and destiny . " Thence we sailed onward stricken at heart , yet glad as men saved from death , albeit we had lost our dear com- panions . Nor did my curved ships move onward ere we had called thrice on each of those our hapless ...
... death and destiny . " Thence we sailed onward stricken at heart , yet glad as men saved from death , albeit we had lost our dear com- panions . Nor did my curved ships move onward ere we had called thrice on each of those our hapless ...
Page 370
Homer. all the tale well and truly , even our death and evil end , on what wise it befell . We wooed the wife of Odysseus that was long afar , and she neither refused the hated bridal nor was minded to make an end , devising for us death ...
Homer. all the tale well and truly , even our death and evil end , on what wise it befell . We wooed the wife of Odysseus that was long afar , and she neither refused the hated bridal nor was minded to make an end , devising for us death ...
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abide Achaeans Aegisthus Alcinous Antinous Atreus bade behold beneath black ship cast chamber Circé counsels answered daughter 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 Howbeit Icarius isle Ithaca Laertes land lest lord maidens mantle Melanthius Menelaus methinks mighty mother Nestor nigh noble Phaeacians Poseidon pray Pylos raiment renowned sails saying 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