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... Atrides strove ; Such was the sovereign doom , and such the will of Jove . Whose limbs , unburied on the hostile shore , Devouring dogs and greedy vultures tore , Since first Atrides and Achilles strove ; Such was the sovereign doom ...
... Atrides strove ; Such was the sovereign doom , and such the will of Jove . Whose limbs , unburied on the hostile shore , Devouring dogs and greedy vultures tore , Since first Atrides and Achilles strove ; Such was the sovereign doom ...
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... Atrides ; he , with kingly pride , Repulsed the sacred sire , and thus replied . He said , the Greeks their joint assent declare , The father said , the generous Greeks relent , To accept the ransom , snd release the fair : Revere the ...
... Atrides ; he , with kingly pride , Repulsed the sacred sire , and thus replied . He said , the Greeks their joint assent declare , The father said , the generous Greeks relent , To accept the ransom , snd release the fair : Revere the ...
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