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             (Odyssey XI. 315-16, at Perseus.)             (Odyssey XI. 315-16, at Perseus.)
  
-And so of the words which follow with still greater force:-- +   And so of the words which follow with still greater force:-- 
-Ay, and the deed had they done.+   Ay, and the deed had they done.
         (Odyssey XI. 317.)         (Odyssey XI. 317.)
     
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     And far as a man with his eyes through the sea-line haze may discern,     And far as a man with his eyes through the sea-line haze may discern,
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     On a cliff as he sitteth and gazeth away o'er the wine-dark deep,     On a cliff as he sitteth and gazeth away o'er the wine-dark deep,
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     So far at a bound do the loud-neighing steeds of the Deathless leap.     So far at a bound do the loud-neighing steeds of the Deathless leap.
     (Iliad 5. 770, at Perseus).      (Iliad 5. 770, at Perseus). 
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     Far round wide heaven and Olympus echoed his clarion of thunder;     Far round wide heaven and Olympus echoed his clarion of thunder;
             (Iliad 21. 388, at Perseus).             (Iliad 21. 388, at Perseus).
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     And Hades, king of the realm of shadows, quaked thereunder.     And Hades, king of the realm of shadows, quaked thereunder.
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     And he sprang from his throne, and he cried aloud in the dread of his heart     And he sprang from his throne, and he cried aloud in the dread of his heart
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     Lest o'er him earth-shaker Poseidon should cleave the ground apart,     Lest o'er him earth-shaker Poseidon should cleave the ground apart,
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     And revealed to Immortals and mortals should stand those awful abodes,     And revealed to Immortals and mortals should stand those awful abodes,
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     Those mansions ghastly and grim, abhorred of the very Gods.     Those mansions ghastly and grim, abhorred of the very Gods.
             (Iliad 20. 61-65, at Perseus).             (Iliad 20. 61-65, at Perseus).
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     Her far-stretching ridges, her forest-trees, quaked in dismay,     Her far-stretching ridges, her forest-trees, quaked in dismay,
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     And her peaks, and the Trojans' town, and the ships of Achaia's array,     And her peaks, and the Trojans' town, and the ships of Achaia's array,
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     Beneath his immortal feet, as onward Poseidon strode.     Beneath his immortal feet, as onward Poseidon strode.
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     Then over the surges he drave: leapt sporting before the God     Then over the surges he drave: leapt sporting before the God
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     Sea-beasts that uprose all round from the depths, for their king they knew,     Sea-beasts that uprose all round from the depths, for their king they knew,
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     And for rapture the sea was disparted, and onward the car-steeds flew.     And for rapture the sea was disparted, and onward the car-steeds flew.
             (Iliad 13. 18, at Perseus).             (Iliad 13. 18, at Perseus).
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     Zeus, Father, yet save thou Achaia's sons from beneath the gloom,     Zeus, Father, yet save thou Achaia's sons from beneath the gloom,
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     And make clear day, and vouchsafe unto us with our eyes to see!     And make clear day, and vouchsafe unto us with our eyes to see!
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     So it be but in light, destroy us!     So it be but in light, destroy us!
     (Iliad 17. 645, at Perseus).     (Iliad 17. 645, at Perseus).
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     Mad rageth he as Arês the shaker of spears, or as mad flames leap     Mad rageth he as Arês the shaker of spears, or as mad flames leap
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     Wild-wasting from hill unto hill in the folds of a forest deep,     Wild-wasting from hill unto hill in the folds of a forest deep,
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     And the foam-froth fringeth his lips.     And the foam-froth fringeth his lips.
     (Perseus, Iliad 15. 605-607).      (Perseus, Iliad 15. 605-607). 
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     There lieth Ajax the warrior wight, Achilles is there,     There lieth Ajax the warrior wight, Achilles is there,
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     There is Patroclus, whose words had weight as a God he were;     There is Patroclus, whose words had weight as a God he were;
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     There lieth mine own dear son.     There lieth mine own dear son.
     (Odyssey 3. 109-111, at Perseus)      (Odyssey 3. 109-111, at Perseus) 
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     A marvel exceeding great is this withal to my soul--     A marvel exceeding great is this withal to my soul--
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     Men dwell on the water afar from the land, where deep seas roll.     Men dwell on the water afar from the land, where deep seas roll.
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     Wretches are they, for they reap but a harvest of travail and pain,     Wretches are they, for they reap but a harvest of travail and pain,
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     Their eyes on the stars ever dwell, while their hearts abide in the main.     Their eyes on the stars ever dwell, while their hearts abide in the main.
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     Often, I ween, to the Gods are their hands upraised on high,     Often, I ween, to the Gods are their hands upraised on high,
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     And with hearts in misery heavenward-lifted in prayer do they cry.     And with hearts in misery heavenward-lifted in prayer do they cry.
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          (Aristeas)          (Aristeas)
  
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     And he burst on them like as a wave swift-rushing beneath black clouds,     And he burst on them like as a wave swift-rushing beneath black clouds,
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     Heaved huge by the winds, bursts down on a ship, and the wild foam shrouds     Heaved huge by the winds, bursts down on a ship, and the wild foam shrouds
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     From the stem to the stern her hull, and the storm-blast's terrible breath     From the stem to the stern her hull, and the storm-blast's terrible breath
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     Roars in the sail, and the heart of the shipmen shuddereth     Roars in the sail, and the heart of the shipmen shuddereth
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     In fear, for that scantly upborne are they now from the clutches of death.     In fear, for that scantly upborne are they now from the clutches of death.
     (Iliad 15. 624-628, at Perseus).     (Iliad 15. 624-628, at Perseus).
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     Thou hadst said that with toil unspent, and all unwasted of limb,     Thou hadst said that with toil unspent, and all unwasted of limb,
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     They closed in the grapple of war, so fiercely they rushed to the fray;     (Iliad XV. 697, at Perseus)     They closed in the grapple of war, so fiercely they rushed to the fray;     (Iliad XV. 697, at Perseus)
  
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     Then with a far-ringing shout to the Trojans Hector cried,     Then with a far-ringing shout to the Trojans Hector cried,
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     Bidding them rush on the ships, bidding leave the spoils blood-dyed--     Bidding them rush on the ships, bidding leave the spoils blood-dyed--
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     And whomso I mark from the galleys aloof on the farther side,     And whomso I mark from the galleys aloof on the farther side,
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     I will surely devise his death.     I will surely devise his death.
     (Iliad XV. 346, at Perseus)      (Iliad XV. 346, at Perseus) 
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     Herald, with what behest art thou come from the suitor-band?     Herald, with what behest art thou come from the suitor-band?
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     To give to the maids of Odysseus the godlike their command     To give to the maids of Odysseus the godlike their command
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     To forsake their labours, and yonder for them the banquet to lay?     To forsake their labours, and yonder for them the banquet to lay?
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     I would that of all their wooing this were the latest day,     I would that of all their wooing this were the latest day,
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     That this were the end of your banquets, your uttermost revelling-hour,     That this were the end of your banquets, your uttermost revelling-hour,
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     Ye that assemble together and all our substance devour,     Ye that assemble together and all our substance devour,
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     The wise Telemachus' store, as though ye never had heard,     The wise Telemachus' store, as though ye never had heard,
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     In the days overpast of your childhood, your fathers' praising word,     In the days overpast of your childhood, your fathers' praising word,
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     How good Odysseus was.     How good Odysseus was.
     (Odyssey IV. 681-689, at Perseus)     (Odyssey IV. 681-689, at Perseus)
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