Maxioms by Homer ("smyrns Of Chios")
This, this is misery! the last, the worst,
That man can feel.
This, this is misery! the last, the worst,
That man can feel.
And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.
And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.
But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast,
For gentle ways are best, and keep aloof
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But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast,
For gentle ways are best, and keep aloof
From sharp contentions.
Few sons attain the praise
Of their great sires and most their sires disgrace.
Few sons attain the praise
Of their great sires and most their sires disgrace.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
