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... passed since here I came , And left my native land ; yet ne'er from thee I heard one scornful , one degrading word ; And when from others I have borne reprcach- Thy brothers , sisters , or thy brothers ' wives , Or mother ( for thy sire ...
... passed since here I came , And left my native land ; yet ne'er from thee I heard one scornful , one degrading word ; And when from others I have borne reprcach- Thy brothers , sisters , or thy brothers ' wives , Or mother ( for thy sire ...
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... passing to the banquet again he exchanges courtesies with Nausicaa , and bids her farewell . The bard now sings the legend of the wooden horse , and the restoration of Helen to her rightful lord , when the king , again noticing the ...
... passing to the banquet again he exchanges courtesies with Nausicaa , and bids her farewell . The bard now sings the legend of the wooden horse , and the restoration of Helen to her rightful lord , when the king , again noticing the ...
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... passing mariners by the fascination of their song , he stopped the ears of his crew with melted wax , and made them bind him to the mast . He also escaped the dangers of Scylla and Charybdis with the loss of six of his crew , and came ...
... passing mariners by the fascination of their song , he stopped the ears of his crew with melted wax , and made them bind him to the mast . He also escaped the dangers of Scylla and Charybdis with the loss of six of his crew , and came ...
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... The Persians , however , were compelled to retreat , and met with some strange supersti- tions amongst the people through whose territories they passed . D One of Darius's generals , we are next informed , HERODOTUS . 49.
... The Persians , however , were compelled to retreat , and met with some strange supersti- tions amongst the people through whose territories they passed . D One of Darius's generals , we are next informed , HERODOTUS . 49.
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... passed through a canal . The Greeks were in consternation , and the northern states at once submitted to the invader . The Athe- nians , however , took courage from an oracle that they would find safety in their ' wooden walls ; ' and ...
... passed through a canal . The Greeks were in consternation , and the northern states at once submitted to the invader . The Athe- nians , however , took courage from an oracle that they would find safety in their ' wooden walls ; ' and ...
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