Homer ("Smyrns of Chios") ( 10 of 101 )
Who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear.
Who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear.
No living man can send me to the shades
Before my time; no man of woman born,
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No living man can send me to the shades
Before my time; no man of woman born,
Coward or brave, can shun his destiny.
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.
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.
Behold, on wrong
Swift vengeance waits; and art subdues the strong.
Behold, on wrong
Swift vengeance waits; and art subdues the strong.
Whatever day
Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.
Whatever day
Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.
The long historian of my country's woes.
The long historian of my country's woes.
Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!
Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!
And every eye
Gaz'd as before some brother of the sky.
And every eye
Gaz'd as before some brother of the sky.
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.
