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Page 130
... took down all their sails , and ourselves too stept forth upon the strand of the sea , and there we fell into sound sleep and waited for the bright Dawn . ' So soon as early Dawn shone forth , the rosy - fingered . in wonder at the ...
... took down all their sails , and ourselves too stept forth upon the strand of the sea , and there we fell into sound sleep and waited for the bright Dawn . ' So soon as early Dawn shone forth , the rosy - fingered . in wonder at the ...
Page 203
... took we any thought of supper , though we stood sore in need thereof , but even as we were we stept ashore and all lay down . Then over me there came sweet slumber in my weariness , but they took forth my goods from the hollow ship ...
... took we any thought of supper , though we stood sore in need thereof , but even as we were we stept ashore and all lay down . Then over me there came sweet slumber in my weariness , but they took forth my goods from the hollow ship ...
Page 269
... took a settle that lay by him , where the carver was wont to sit dividing much flesh among the wooers that were feasting in the house . This seat he carried and set by the table of Telemachus over against him , and there sat down ...
... took a settle that lay by him , where the carver was wont to sit dividing much flesh among the wooers that were feasting in the house . This seat he carried and set by the table of Telemachus over against him , and there sat down ...
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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