Homer ("Smyrns of Chios") ( 10 of 101 )
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores.
Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores.
And better skilled in dark events to come.
And better skilled in dark events to come.
Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe,
Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe,
Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
But strong of limb
And swift of foot misfortune is, and, far
Outstripping all, comes to every read more
But strong of limb
And swift of foot misfortune is, and, far
Outstripping all, comes to every land,
And there wreaks evil on mankind, which prayers
Do afterwards redress.
The windy satisfaction of the tongue.
The windy satisfaction of the tongue.
And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.
And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.
Praise me not too much,
Nor blame me, for thou speakest to the Greeks
Who know me.
Praise me not too much,
Nor blame me, for thou speakest to the Greeks
Who know me.
And taste
The melancholy joys of evils pass'd,
For he who much has suffer'd, much will know.
And taste
The melancholy joys of evils pass'd,
For he who much has suffer'd, much will know.
