Homer Homer
Homer Homer
blameless expects father son
It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his son to be
endured grief remembers wrought
Even his griefs are a joy, long after, to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured
communication depths detest forth hides speaks
I detest that man, who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks forth another
belly body commanding
The belly is the commanding part of the body
dreadful endured
Endure, my heart: you once endured something even more dreadful
courage join suffered trial waves
I have suffered much from waves and wars, and now let this trial join the rest.
cup evil greek-poet high man mortal source throne
Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood,The source of evil one, and one of good; From thence the cup of mortal man he fills,Blessings to these, to those distributes ills;To most he mingles both.
asks brave cause man omen sword
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen but his country's cause