Maxioms by Homer ("smyrns Of Chios")
Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!
Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!
Gloomy as night he stands.
Gloomy as night he stands.
Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.
Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.
O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
And let no warrior in the heat of fight
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O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
And let no warrior in the heat of fight
Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes;
For more of those who shrink from shame are safe
Than fall in battle, while with those who flee
Is neither glory nor reprieve from death.
Discourse, the sweeter banquet of the mind.
Discourse, the sweeter banquet of the mind.
