Homer ("Smyrns of Chios") ( 10 of 101 )
And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.
And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.
A generous heart repairs a slanderous tongue.
A generous heart repairs a slanderous tongue.
Gloomy as night he stands.
Gloomy as night he stands.
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.
Whatever day
Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.
Whatever day
Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.
Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!
Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!
A happier lot were mine,
If I must lose thee, to go down to earth,
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A happier lot were mine,
If I must lose thee, to go down to earth,
For I shall have no hope when thou art gone,--
Nothing but sorrow. Father have I none,
And no dear mother.
The long historian of my country's woes.
The long historian of my country's woes.
There with commutual zeal we both had strove
In acts of dear benevolence and love;
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There with commutual zeal we both had strove
In acts of dear benevolence and love;
Brothers in peace, not rivals in command.
By Jove the stranger and the poor are sent,
And what to those we give, to Jove is lent.
By Jove the stranger and the poor are sent,
And what to those we give, to Jove is lent.
