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Recording by phil Schemph The seventeenth Book of the Odyssees

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of Homer, translated by George Chapman. The argument Telemachus returned

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to town makes to his curious mother known in part

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his travels, after whom Ulysses, to the court doth come

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in good Eumaeus's guide, and pressed to witness of the

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wooer's feast, whom, though twice ten years did bestow in

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far off parts, his dog doth know. Another argument, roe

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Ulysses shows through all disguise whom his dog knows, who

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knowing dies. But when the heir's rosy birth the morn arose,

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Telemachus did for the town dispose his early steps, and

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took to his command his fair long lance, whilst sorting

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with his hand, thus parting with Eumaeus. Now, my friend,

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I must a town, lest too far I extend my

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mother's moan for me, who till her eyes mine own

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eyes witness vary tears and cries through all extremes. Do

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then this charge of mine, and guide to town, this

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hapless guest of thine, to beg elsewhere his further festival.

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Give thee that please I cannot give to all mine

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own wants. Take up for myself my pain. If it

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incents him, he the worst shall gain the lovely truth

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I love, and must be plain alas friends, said his father.

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Nor do I desire at all your further charity tis

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better beg in cities than in fields, and take the

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worst a beggar's fortune yields. Nor am I apt to

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stay in Swinsty's more. However, ever, the great chief before

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the poor ranks must do every step of bed. But

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go your man, and my command shall sway Anon yet

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too by favor. When your fires have comforted the cold

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heat age expires, and when the sun's flame hath besides

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corrected the early air abroad, not being protected by these,

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might bare weeds from the morning's frost, which if so

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much ground, is to be engrossed by my poor feet,

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as you report, may give too violent a charge to

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the heat by which I live. This said his son,

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went on with sprightly pace and to the wars studied

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little grace arrived at home, he gave his javelin stay

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against a lofty pillar, and bold way made further in.

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When having so far gone that he transcended the fair

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porch of stone. The first by far that gave his

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entry eye was Nurse Eurycleia, who the embroidery of stools

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there set, was giving cushions fare, who ran upon him,

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and a wrapt repair, shed tears of joy about him,

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gathered round the maids, his head and shoulders crowned with

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kisses and embraces. From above, the queen herself came, like

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the queen of love, or bright Diana, cast about her

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son her kind embraces, with effusion of loving tears, kissed

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both his lovely eyes, his cheeks, and forehead, and gave

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all supplies with this entreaty, welcome, sweetest light. I never

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had conceit to set quick sight on thee. Thus soon,

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when thy loved father's fame as far as Pylos did

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thy spirit inflame, and that search ventured all unknown to me.

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O say by what power camest thou now to be

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mine eyes? Dear object? He returned, reply, move me not

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now when you might escape, descry from eminent death, to

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think me fresh and trapped, the feared wound rubbing felt

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before I scaped, double, not needless passion on a heart

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whose joy so green is and so apt and vert.

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But pure weeds, putting on ascend and makeure women with you,

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that ye all may make vows of full hecatombs in

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sacred fire to all the godheads, if their only sire

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vouchsafe revenge of guest rights wronged, which he is to

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protect as being their deity. My way shall be directed

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to the hall of common concourse, that I thence may

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call a stranger who from off the pillion shore came

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friendly with me, whom I sent before with all my soldiers,

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but in chief did charge Pyrieus with him, wishing him

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to enlarge his love to him at home in best affair,

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and utmost honors till mine own repair. Her son thus

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spoken his words could not bear the wings too easily

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through her either ear, But putting pure weeds on, made

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vows and tire of perfect hecatomes and sacred fire to

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all the deities, if their only sire vouchsafed revenge of

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guest rights wronged, which he was to protect as being

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their deity. Her son left house in his fair hand

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is lance his dog's attend, and on every glance his

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looks cast from them. Pallace put a grace that made

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him seem of the celestial race, whom come to concourse.

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Every man admired about him, thronged the wars, and desired

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all good to him in tongues, but in their hearts

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most deep ills threatened to his, most deserts of whose

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huge route, once free, he cast glad eye on some that,

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long before his infancy, were with his father, great and

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gracious Grave Halathareses mentor Antipas, to whom he went, took

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seat by them, and they inquired of all things since

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his parting day to them. Pyrieus came and brought his

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guests along the city, thither whom not least the Prince respected,

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nor was long before he rose and met him. The

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first word yet bore Pyrius from them, Both whose haste

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besought the Prince to send his women to see, brought

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the gifts from his house that Etrides gave, which his

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own roughs he thought would better save. The wise prince annenswered,

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I can scarce conceive the way to these works. If

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the wooers reaved by private stratagem my life at home,

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I rather wish Pyrieus may become the master of them

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than the best of these. But if I sow in

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their fields of excess, slaughter and ruin, then thy trust

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employ and to me joying, bring thou those with joy.

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This said he brought home his grief practiced. Guests were

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both put off, both oiled and did invest themselves in

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rich robes, washed and sate and eat. His mother in

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fair chair, taking seat directly opposite her loom applied, who,

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when her son and guest had satisfied their appetites with feasts, said, O,

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my son, you know that ever since your sire was

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one to go in Agamemnon's Guide to Troy, attempting sleep,

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I never did enjoy one night's good rest, but made

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my quiet bed a sea blown up with sighs, with

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tears still shed, embrewed and troubled. Yet through all your

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miss in your late voyage, hath been made for this

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that you might know the abode your father. Maide you

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shun to tell me what success you had. Now, then

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before the insolent access the wooers straight will force on us,

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express what you have heard, I will, said he, And

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true we came to Pylos, where the studious due that

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any father could afford his son. But new arrived from

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some course he had run to an extreme length in

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some voyage bow'd Nestor, the pastor of the people showed

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to me, arrived in turrets thrust up high, where not

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his brave sons were loved more than I. Yet of

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the unconquer'd ever sufferer Ulysses, never he could set his

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ear alive or dead from any earthy man. But to

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the great Lacedaemonian Atrides, famous for his lance, he sent

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with horse and chariots me to learn the event from

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his relation. Where I had the view of argive Hell,

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whose strong beauties drew by wills of gods, so many

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Grecian states and Trojans under such laborious fates. Where Menelaus

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asked me what affair to Lacedaemon rendered my repair? I

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told him all the truth. Who made reply O deed

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of most abhorred indecency, a sort of impotence attempt his bed,

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whose strength of mind hath cities leveled as to alliance.

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Then when any hind hath brought her young calves to

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their rest inclined when he is ranging hills and herby

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dales to make of feeders there his festivals. But turning

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to his luster calves, and damn, he shows abhorred death

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in his anger's flame. So should Ulysses find this rabble

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housed in his free turrets, courting his espoused fouled death

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would fall them. Oh, I would to jove Phoebus and

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Palace that when he shall prove the broad report of

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his exhausted store true, with his eyes, nerves and sinews

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wore that vigor. Then that in the Lesbian towers provoked

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to wrastle with the iron powers Philamalides vaunted. He approved

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when Downey hurled his challenger and moved huge shouts from

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all the archives then in view. If once come home

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he all those forces drew about him there to work,

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they all were dead, and should find bitter his attempted bed.

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But what you ask, and soue for I, as far

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as I have heard the true spoke, Mariner will tell directly,

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nor delude your ear. He told me that an island

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did in sphere in much discomfort, great Laertes son, and

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that the nymph calypso overrun with his affection, kept him

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inner caves, where men nor ship of power to brook

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the waves were near his convoy to his country shore,

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and where herself importuned evermore his quiet stay, which not

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obtained by force, She kept his person from all else recourse.

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This told ettriytes, which was all he knew, nor stayed

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I more. But from the gods there blew a prosperous

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wind that set me quickly here. This put his mother

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quite from all her cheer. When Theoclymenus the augur said, O,

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woman honored with ulysses, bed your son, no doubt knows

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clearly nothing more hear me yet speak that can the

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truth encore, nor will be curious. Jove, then witness bear

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and this thy hospitable table, here, with this whole household

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of your blameless lord, that at this hour his royal

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feet are short on his loved country earth, and that

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even here, coming or creeping, he will see the cheer

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these wooers make, and in his soul's field sow seeds

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that shall thrive to all their overthrow. This set a

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shipboard I knew, sworded thus and cried it out to

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your Telemachus. Penelope replied, would this would prove you well

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should witness a most friendly love and gifts such of

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me as encountering fame, should greet you with blessed Mortal's name.

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This mutual speech passed. All the wooers were hurling the

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stone and tossing of the spear before the palace, in

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the paved court, where otherwhiles their petulant resort sat plotting injuries.

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But when the hour of supper entered, and the feeding

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power brought sheep from field that filled up every way

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with those that used to furnish, that purvey met on

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the herald, who of all the rest, pleased most the wooers,

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and at every feast was ever near. Said you, whose

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kind consort make the fair branches of the tree are court,

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grace it within now, and your suppers take you that

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for health and fair contention's sake will please your minds.

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No bodies must have meat plays worse than idleness in

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times to eat. This said, all left came in cast

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by on thrones and chairs. Their garments. Their provisions were sheep, swine, goats,

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the chief great and fat, besides an ox that from

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the herd they gat and now the king and herdsman

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from the field in good way were to town, TwixT

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whom was held some walking conference, which thus began the

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good Eumaeus, guest, your will was won, because the prince

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commanded to make way up to the city. Though I

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wished your stay and to have made you guardian of

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my stall, but I, in care and fear of what

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might fall in after anger of the prince forebore the

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checks of princes touched their subjects sore. But make we haste.

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The day is nearly ended, and cold airs still are

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in the even extended. I know it, said he. Consider

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all your charge is given to one that understands at large. Haste.

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Then hereafter you shall lead the way. Afford your staff too,

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if it fit your stay, that I may use it,

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since you say our pass is less friend to a

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weak foot than it was. Thus cast he on his neck,

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his nasty scrip all patched and torn a cord that

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would not slip, for knots and bracks about the mouth

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of it, made serve the turn, and then his swain

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did fit his forestate with a staff. Then plied they

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hard their way to town. Their cottage left and guard

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to swains and dogs. And now Eumaeus led the king

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along his garments to a thread all bare and burned,

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and he himself hard bore upon his staff at all parts,

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like a poor and sad old beggar. But when now

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they got the rough highway, their voyage wanted not much

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of the city, where a fount they reached from. Whence

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the town their choicest water fetched that ever overflowed, and

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curious art was shown about it, in which three had

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part whose names Neritus and Polycter were, and famous Ithacus.

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It had a sphere of poplar that ran round about

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the wall and into a lofty rock let fall, continual

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supply of cool clear stream, on whose top to the

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nymphs that were supreme in those part's loves. A stately

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altar rose, where every traveler did still impose devoted sacrifice.

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At this fount found these silly travelers a man renown'd

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for guard of goats, which now he had in guide,

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whose huge stored herd two herdsmen kept beside for all herds.

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It excell'd and breta feed for wooers only. He was

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Dlius's seed, and called Melantheos, who casting eye on these

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two there he hit them terribly, and so past mean

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that even the wretched fate now on ulysses. He did

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irritate his fume to this effect. He did pursue, why

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so tis now at all parts passing through that ill

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leads ill good? Evermore doth train with like his like?

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Why thou unenvied swain, whither dost thou lead this same

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victless leaguer, this bane of banquets, this most nasty beggar,

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who sighted make one sad. It's saabhorrs, who, with his

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standing in so many doors, hath broke his back, and

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in his beggary tends to beg base crusts, but to

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no manly ends, as asking swords or with activity to

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get a cauldron. Wouldst thou give him me to farm

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my stable, or to sweep my yard and bring brows

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to my kids, And that preferred he should be at

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my keeping for his pains, to drink as much whey

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as his thirsty veins would still be swilling way made

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all his fees. His monstrous belly would oppress his knees.

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But he hath learned to lead a base life about,

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and will not work but crouch among the route for

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broken meat to cram his burst and gut. Yet the

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south say, and he will find it. Put in sure

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effect that if he enters where Ulysses roofs cast shade

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the stools, will thereabout his ears fly all the house

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will throw and rub his ragged sides with cuffs an

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owl past these reviles. His manless rudeness burn'd divine Ulysses,

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who at no part turned his face from him, but

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had his spirit fed with these two thoughts. If he

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should strike him dead with his bestowed staff or at

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his feet, make his direct head and pavement meet. But

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he bore all and entertained a breast that in the

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strife of all extremes did rest Eumaeus, frowning on him,

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chit him. Yet, and lifting up his hands to heaven,

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he set this bitter curse at him. O you that

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bear fair name to be the race of Jupiter, nymphs

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of these fountains. If Ulysses ever burned thighs to you

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that hid in fat, did never fail your acceptance or

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of lamb or kid, Grant this grace to me. Let

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this man thus hid shine through his dark fate. Make

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some god his guide that to thee goatherd this same

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pallet's pride, Thou drivest afford thee, He may come and

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make the scatterings of the earth and overtake thy wrongs,

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with forcing thee to ever err about the city, hunted

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by his fear, and in the mean space by some

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slothful swains let lousy sickness gnaw thy cattle's veins. O gods,

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replied Melanthius, What a curse hath this dog barked out?

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And can yet do worse? This man shall I have

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given into my hands, when in a well built ship

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to far off lands, I shall transport him, that should

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I want here, my sale of him may find me

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victuals there. And for Ulysses would to heaven his joy

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the silver bearing bow God would destroy this day within

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his house, as sure as he the day of his return,

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shall never see. This said. He left them going silent on.

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But he outwent them and took straight upon the Palace Royal,

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which he entered straight, sat with the wars and his

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trencher's freight. The carvers gave him of the flesh there vented,

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but bred the reverend Butlerus presented. He took against Eurymicus

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his place, who most of all the wars gave him grace.

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And now Ulysses and his swain got near, when round

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about them visited their ear the hollow harp's delicious stricken string,

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to which did Peneus near the wooers sing. Then by

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the hand, Ulysses took his swain and said, Eumaeus, one

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may here see plain in many a grace that Laertiades

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built here these turrets, and amongst others these his whole court,

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armed with such a goodly wall, the corners and the

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cope majestico, his double gates and turrets built too strong

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for force or virtue ever to expume. I know the

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feasters in it now abound, their cates cast such a saber,

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and the sound the harp gives argues an accomplished feast.

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The gods made music. Banquet's dearest guest, these things, said he.

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Your skill may tell with ease, since you are graced

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with greater knowledges. But now consult we how these works

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shall sort. If you will first approach this praisen court

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and see these wars I remaining here, or I shall

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enter and yourself forbear. But be not too tedious in

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your stay lest thrust ye be and buffeted away. Brain

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hath no fence for blows. Look to it. I pray

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you speak to one that comprehends, said he go you

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before and here adventure me. I have of old been

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used to cuffs and blows. My mind is harden'd, and

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have borne the throes of many a sour event in

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waves and wars, where knocks and buffets are no foreigners.

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And this same belly, by no mean the greatest abstinence

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can ever ween. Men suffer much bamee by the belly's rage,

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for whose sake, ships and all their equipage are armed

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and set out to the untame seas, their bulks full

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fraught with ills to enemies. Such speech they changed when

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in the yard there lay a dog called Argus, which

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before his way assumed for ilion ulysses bread, yet stood

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his pleasure. Then in little stead, as being too young

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but growing to his grace, young men made choice of

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him for every chase, or of their wild goats, of

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their hairs or hearts. But his king gone, and he

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now passed his parts lay all abjectly on the stable

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store before the oxtall and the mule's stable door to

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keep the clothes cast from the peasants hands while they

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laid compass on ulysses lands. The dog with Tickson looked

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too overgrown. But by this dog no sooner seen but

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known was wise Ulysses, who knew entered there. Up went

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his dog's laid ears, and coming near up he himself rose,

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fawned and wagged his stern, couched close his ears, and

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lay so nor discern could evermore his dear loved Lord. Again,

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Ulysses sought nor had power to abstain from shedding tears,

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which far off, seeing his swain, he dried from his

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sight clean to whom he thus his grief dissembled. Tis

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miraculous that such a dog as this should have his

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lair on such a dunghill. For his form is fair.

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And yet I know not if there were in him

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good pace or parts for all his goodly limb, or

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he lived empty of those inward things, as are those

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trencher beagles tending kings, whom for their pleasures or their

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glory's sake, or fashion they into their favorite. Take this

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dog said he was servant to one dead a huge

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time since. But if he bore his head for form

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and quality of such a height as when Ulysses bound

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for the Ilian fight, or quickly after left him. Your

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rapt eyes would then admire to see him use his

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thighs in strength and swiftness. He would nothing fly, nor

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anything let escape. If once his eyes seized any wild beast,

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he knew straight his scent go where he would away

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with him he went. Nor was there ever any savage

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stood amongst the thickets of the deepest wood a long

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time before him, But he pulled him down as well

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by that true hunting to be shown in such vast coverts,

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as for speed of pace in any open lawn. For

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in deep chase he was a passing, wise and well

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nosed hound. And yet is all this good in him

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uncrown'd with any grace here now, nor he more fed

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than any errant cur His king is dead far from

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his country, and his servants are so negligent they lend

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his houn no care where masters rule not, but let

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men alone. You never there see honest service done. That

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man's half virtue. Jove takes quite away that once his

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sun burnt with the servile day. This said, he entered

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the well builded towers up, bearing right upon the glorious woers,

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and left poor Argus dead. His lord's first sight since

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that time twenty years bereft his light. Telemachus did far

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the first behold Eumas enter and made signs he should

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come up to him. He, noting, came and took on

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earth his seat, and then the master cook served in

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more banquet, of which party set before the wooers part

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the prince did get, who sate alone his table placed

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aside to which the herald did the bread divide. After

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Eumaeus entered straight, the king, like to a poor and

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heavy aged thing, bore hard upon his staff, and was

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so glad as would have made his mere beholder sad.

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Upon the ashen floor, his limbs he spread, and against

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a cypress threshold stayed his head. The tree wrought smooth

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and in a line direct, tried by the plum and

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by the architect. The prince then bade the herdsman give

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him bread the finest there, and see that prostrated at

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all parts plight of his given all the cheer his

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hands could turn to take, said he, and bear these

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cats to him, and bid him beg of all these

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woos here and to their festival, bear up with all

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the impudence he can. Bashful behavior fits no needy man.

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He heard, and did his will hold guests, said he

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Telemachus commends these cats to thee, bids thee bear up,

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And all these wooers implore, wit must make impudent whom

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fate makes poor. O Jove said he do my poor

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prayers the grace to make him blessed of the mortal race,

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And every thought now in his generous heart to deeds

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that further my desires convert. Thus took he in with

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both hands his store, and in the uncouth scrip that

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lay before his ill shod feet, reposed it. Whence he

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fed all time the music to the feetsters played both jointly, ending.

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Then began the woers to put in oldak their tumultuous powers.

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When Pallas, standing close, did prompter friend to prove how

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far the bounties would extend of those proud woos, so

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to let him try who most, who least, had learned humanity. However,

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no thought touched Minerva's mind that anyone should escape his wreak.

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Designed he handsomely became all crept about to every war

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held a forced hand out, and all his work did

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in so like a way as he had practiced begging

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many a day, And though they knew all beggars could

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do this, yet they admired it as no deed of his,

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though far from thought of other used expense and pity

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to him who he was. And whence, inquiring mutually, Melanthius,

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then hear me, ye wooers of the far famed queen,

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about this beggar. I have seen before this face of his,

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and know for sir more, that this swain brought him

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hither what he is, and of whence he came. Flies

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me reply to this antinous maid, and mocked Eumius. Thus

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o thou, renowned herdsman, Why to us brought'st thou this beggar?

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It serves not our hands that other land leapers and cormorands,

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profane poor knaves lie on us unconducted. But you must

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bring them so amiss, instructed art thou in course of thrift,

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as not to know thy Lord's goods racked in this

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their overflow, which think'st thou nothing thou call'st in these?

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Eumaeus answered, though you may be wise, you speak not wisely.

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Who calls in a guest that is a guest himself.

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None call to feast other than men that are of

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public use, prophets or poets whom the gods produce, physicians

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for men's ills, or architects. Such men the boundless earth

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afford's respects bounded in honor, and may call them well.

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But poor men who calls, who doth so excel in

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other's good, to do himself an ill. But all ulysses

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servants have been still eye sores in your way, more

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than all that woo. And chiefly I, but what care

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I for you? As long as these roughs hold as

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thralls to none. The wise Penelope in her godlike son forbear,

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said he, And leave this tongue's bowld ill, and tinous

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uses to be crossing still, and give sharp words his

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blood that humor bears to set men still together by

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the ears. But turning then to Antinous, oh, said he,

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you entertain a father's care of me. To turn these

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eating guests out tis advice of needful use for my

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poor faculties. But God doth not allow this. There must

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be some care of poor men in humanity. What you yourselves take,

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give I not envy, but give command that hospitality be

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given all strangers. Nor shall my powers fear if this

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mood in me reach my mother's ear, much less the

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servants that are here to see Ulysses house kept in

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his old degree. But you bear no such mind, your

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wits more caste to fill yourself than let another taste.

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And tenous, answered him, brave spoken man, whose minds free

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fire seek check no virtue can if all we woers

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here would give as much as my mind serves, his

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largesse should be such as would for three months serve

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his far off way from troubling your house with more

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cause of stay. This said, He took a stool up

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that did rest beneath the board, his spangled feet at feast,

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and offered at him. But the rest gave all and

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filled his fulsome script with festival, and so Ulysses for

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the present was and for the future furnished, and his

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past bent to the door to eat. Yet could not

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leave antinous. So but said, do you too give, loved Lord.

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Your presence makes a show to me as you no

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worst were of the company, but best, and so much

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that you seem the king. And therefore you should give

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some better thing than bread, like others. I will spread

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your praise through all the wide world, that have in

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my days kept house myself and trod the wealthy ways

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of other men, even to the title blessed. And often

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have I given an erring guest. How meansoever, to the

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utmost gain of what he wanted, kept hold troops of men,

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00:29:27,319 --> 00:29:30,559
and had all other comings in with which men lived

466
00:29:30,599 --> 00:29:33,920
so well and gain the fame of rich. Yet Jove

467
00:29:34,039 --> 00:29:37,440
consum'd all he would have it, so to which his

468
00:29:37,599 --> 00:29:41,119
mean was this, He made me go far off for Egypt,

469
00:29:41,359 --> 00:29:45,160
in the rude consort of always wandering pirates, where in

470
00:29:45,279 --> 00:29:48,200
Port I bade my loved men draw their ships ashore

471
00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,759
and dwell amongst them, sent out some to explore up

472
00:29:51,759 --> 00:29:55,839
to the mountains, who, in temperate and their inflamed bloods

473
00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:59,960
bent to satiate, forged the rich fields. Hailed the women

474
00:30:00,119 --> 00:30:03,759
thence and unweaned children with foul expense, both of their

475
00:30:03,799 --> 00:30:07,480
fames and bloods. The cry then flew straight to the city,

476
00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,279
and the great fields grew with horse and foot, and

477
00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:14,440
flamed with iron arms. When Jove that breaks the thunder

478
00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:18,160
in alarms an ill flight cast amongst my men, not

479
00:30:18,359 --> 00:30:21,359
one inspir'd with spirit to stand and turn upon the

480
00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:25,440
fierce pursuing foe, and therefore stood their ill fate thick

481
00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:29,039
about them, some in blood and some in bondage, toils

482
00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:33,279
led by constraint fastening upon them. Me along they sent

483
00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:37,359
to Cyprus with a stranger prince. They met Demeter Aasades,

484
00:30:37,759 --> 00:30:40,720
who the imperial seat of that sweet island swayed in

485
00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:45,160
strong command. And thus feel I here needs contemied hand.

486
00:30:46,039 --> 00:30:49,480
And what God sent said he this suffering baine to

487
00:30:49,599 --> 00:30:53,680
vex our banquet, stand off nor profane my board. So

488
00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:57,839
boldly lest I show thee here Cypress in Egypt made

489
00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:01,640
more sour than there are, a saucy set face to

490
00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:06,039
fagabond about with all you go. And they, beyond discretion

491
00:31:06,279 --> 00:31:09,599
give thee, since they find not here the least proportions

492
00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:12,799
set down to their cheer. But every fountain hath his

493
00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:16,440
under floods. It is no bounty to give others goods.

494
00:31:17,519 --> 00:31:21,480
O God's replied, Ulysses, I see now you bear no

495
00:31:21,599 --> 00:31:25,000
soul in this your goodly show. Beggars at your board,

496
00:31:25,079 --> 00:31:28,279
I perceive, should get scarce salt from your hands if

497
00:31:28,359 --> 00:31:32,680
themselves brought meat, Since sitting where another's board is spread

498
00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:35,799
that flows with feast. Not to the broken bread, will

499
00:31:35,839 --> 00:31:40,640
your allowance reach? Nay, then said he, and looked austerely.

500
00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:44,680
If so saucy be your suffered language, I suppose that

501
00:31:44,839 --> 00:31:49,240
clear you shall not escape without some broken cheer. Thus

502
00:31:49,279 --> 00:31:51,839
wrapped he up a stool with which he smit the

503
00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:55,359
king's right shoulder TwixT his neck and it he stood

504
00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:59,119
him like a rock, and Tenous's dart nor stirred Ulysses,

505
00:31:59,279 --> 00:32:03,000
who in his great heart deep ills projected, which for

506
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,720
time yet close he bound in silence, shook his head

507
00:32:06,839 --> 00:32:09,640
and went out to the entry, where he then gave

508
00:32:09,759 --> 00:32:12,880
vent to his full scrip, sat on the earth and eat,

509
00:32:13,119 --> 00:32:16,720
and talked still to the wars. Hear me, yet, ye

510
00:32:16,759 --> 00:32:19,920
wooers of the Queen, It never grieves a man to

511
00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:23,200
take blows. Where for sheep or beaves, or other main

512
00:32:23,319 --> 00:32:26,839
possessions a man fights, but for his harmful belly. This

513
00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,440
man smites, whose love to many a man breeds many

514
00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:34,119
a woe. And if the poor have gods and furies too,

515
00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:38,480
before Antinous wear his nuptial wreath, he shall be worn

516
00:32:38,559 --> 00:32:43,160
upon the dart of death. Harsh guests, said, he sits

517
00:32:43,279 --> 00:32:46,519
silent at your meat, or seek your desperate plight some

518
00:32:46,759 --> 00:32:50,799
safer seat, lest by the hands or heels youth, drag

519
00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:54,319
your years, and rend your rotten rags about your ears.

520
00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:58,480
This made the rest as highly hate as folly, as

521
00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:02,279
he had violated something whole. When one, even of the

522
00:33:02,319 --> 00:33:06,839
proudest thus began, Thou dost not nobly thus to play

523
00:33:06,839 --> 00:33:10,279
the man on such an errant wretch, o ill disposed.

524
00:33:10,559 --> 00:33:15,200
Perhaps some sacred godhead goes unclothed even in his abject outside.

525
00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,720
For the gods have often visited these rich abodes like

526
00:33:18,839 --> 00:33:23,440
such poor stranger pilgrims, since their powers, being always shapeful,

527
00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:27,920
glide through towns and towers, observing as they passed still

528
00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:32,720
who they be? That piety love? And who impiety? This

529
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:36,519
all men said, But he held sayings cheap, And all

530
00:33:36,599 --> 00:33:39,799
this time Telemachus did heap sorrow on sorrow on his

531
00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:43,640
beating heart to see his father stricken. Yet let part

532
00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:46,440
no tear to earth, but shook his head and thought

533
00:33:46,519 --> 00:33:50,839
as deep as those ills that were after wrought. The queen, now,

534
00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:54,319
hearing of her poor guest, stroke said to her maid,

535
00:33:54,519 --> 00:33:57,559
as to her wore she spoke, I wish the famous

536
00:33:57,599 --> 00:34:00,400
for his beau the sun would strike thy art, so

537
00:34:01,119 --> 00:34:05,799
her wish thus begun her lady fair Eurynymy pursued her execration,

538
00:34:06,279 --> 00:34:10,079
and did thus conclude. So may our bows call down

539
00:34:10,119 --> 00:34:13,039
from heaven his end, and let no one life of

540
00:34:13,119 --> 00:34:17,480
the rest extend his life till morning. O Eurynomy replied

541
00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:20,480
the queen, May all the gods speak in thee For

542
00:34:20,639 --> 00:34:23,800
all the wars we should rate his foes, since all

543
00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,559
their wheels they place in other's woes. But this antinous

544
00:34:27,559 --> 00:34:31,039
we passed all should hate as one resembling black and

545
00:34:31,199 --> 00:34:36,000
cruel fate. A poor, strange wretch begged here, compelled by need,

546
00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:39,920
asked all, and every one gave in his deed, filled

547
00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:43,719
his sad scrip, and eased his heavy once. Only this

548
00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:47,519
man bestowed on manly taunts, and with a cruel blow

549
00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:51,559
his force let fly TwixT neck and shoulders, showed his charity.

550
00:34:52,599 --> 00:34:56,400
These minds above she and her maids did show. While

551
00:34:56,519 --> 00:35:01,119
at his scrip, Ulysses sat below, in which she Eumaeus

552
00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:05,400
called and said, go good Eumius, and see soon conveyed

553
00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:08,480
the stranger to me, bid him come and take my

554
00:35:08,679 --> 00:35:12,920
salutations for his welcome's sake and my desired serve. If

555
00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:16,199
he hath not heard or seen distressed Ulysses, who hath

556
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:19,559
erred like such a man, And therefore chance may fall.

557
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:22,320
He hath by him been met and spoke with all.

558
00:35:23,199 --> 00:35:25,920
O Queen said he, I wish to heaven your ear

559
00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,800
were quit of this unreverend noise you hear from these

560
00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:32,480
rude wars. When I bring the guest, such words your

561
00:35:32,519 --> 00:35:35,039
ear would let into your breast, as would delight it

562
00:35:35,079 --> 00:35:38,239
to your very heart. Three nights and days I did

563
00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:41,119
my rough impart to his fruition, For he came to

564
00:35:41,159 --> 00:35:43,840
me the first of all men, since he fled the sea,

565
00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,039
and yet he had not given a perfect end to

566
00:35:46,119 --> 00:35:48,719
his relation. Of what woes did spend the spite of

567
00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:52,079
fate on him. But as you see a singer breathing

568
00:35:52,159 --> 00:35:55,840
out of deity love kindling lines, when all men seated

569
00:35:55,880 --> 00:35:59,199
near are wrapped with endless thirst. To ever hear, so

570
00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:03,079
sweetened he my bosom at my meat, affirming that Ulysses

571
00:36:03,199 --> 00:36:06,159
was in crete, where first the memories of Minos were

572
00:36:06,639 --> 00:36:09,239
a guest to him, their dwelling then as dear as

573
00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:12,760
his true father, And from thence came he tired on

574
00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:16,400
with sorrows, tossed from sea to sea, to cast himself

575
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:19,840
in dust and tumble here at wooer's feet for blows

576
00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:23,840
and broken cheer. But of Ulysses, where the thespots dwell

577
00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:27,320
a wealthy people fame, he said, did tell the still

578
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:31,000
survival who his native light was bound. For now with

579
00:36:31,119 --> 00:36:35,800
treasure infinite call him, said she, that he himself may

580
00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,760
say this over to me, we shall soon have wig

581
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:42,280
given by the wooers. They as well at gate, as

582
00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,920
set within doors used to recreate their high fed spirits.

583
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:49,719
As their humors lead, they follow, and may well. For

584
00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:53,800
still they tread uncharged ways here, their own wealth lying

585
00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:58,159
unwaisted in poor capt houses. Only something tasted their bread

586
00:36:58,199 --> 00:37:01,480
and wine is by their household swain. But they themselves

587
00:37:01,559 --> 00:37:05,840
let loose continual rains to our expenses, making slaughter still

588
00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:10,320
of sheep, goats, oxen, feeding past their fill, and vainly

589
00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:14,960
lavishing our richest wine, all these extending past the sacred line.

590
00:37:15,199 --> 00:37:17,960
For here lives no man like Ulysses now to curb

591
00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,440
these rains. But should he once show his country light

592
00:37:21,559 --> 00:37:25,480
his presence, he and his would soon revenge these war's injuries.

593
00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:29,679
This said about the house, and echoes round her son's

594
00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:33,199
strange knezings made a horrid sound, at which the Queen

595
00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:36,519
yet laughed, and said, go call the stranger to me.

596
00:37:37,039 --> 00:37:40,079
Hurtst thou not to all my words? Last uttered, What

597
00:37:40,199 --> 00:37:43,599
a kneazing break from my Telemachus? From whence I make

598
00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:47,079
this sure conclusion that the death and fate of every

599
00:37:47,119 --> 00:37:50,440
war here is near his date? Call then the guest,

600
00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:54,239
and if he tell is true what I shall ask him, coat, cloak,

601
00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:58,320
all things new, these hands shall yield him. This said.

602
00:37:58,679 --> 00:38:01,679
Down he went and told youlysses, that the Queen had

603
00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:04,639
sent to call him to her, that she might inquire

604
00:38:04,679 --> 00:38:08,400
about her husband what her sad desire urge her to ask.

605
00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:12,199
And if she found him true, both coat and cassock,

606
00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:15,639
which he needed, knew her hands would put on him,

607
00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:18,440
and that the bread which now he begged amongst the

608
00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:22,039
common tread, should freely feed his hunger. Now from her,

609
00:38:22,679 --> 00:38:26,599
who all he wished would to his once prefer His

610
00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:30,079
answer was, I will with fit speed tell the whole

611
00:38:30,159 --> 00:38:33,360
truth to the Queen for passing well. I know her lord,

612
00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:36,920
since he and I have shared in equal sorrows. But

613
00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:39,679
I am much scared with this rude multitude of wooers

614
00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:43,760
here the rage of whose pride smites Heaven's brazen sphere,

615
00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:47,000
of whose route when one struck me for no fault,

616
00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:52,239
Telemachus nor none else turned the assault from my poor shoulders. Therefore,

617
00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:55,679
though she haste beseech the queen, her patience will see

618
00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:58,840
past the day's broad light. And then may she inquire,

619
00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:02,079
tis but my closer pressing to the fire in the

620
00:39:02,119 --> 00:39:05,760
evening cold, because my weeds, you know, are passing thin.

621
00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:08,440
For I made bold to show their bracks to you,

622
00:39:08,599 --> 00:39:12,760
and prayed your kind supply. He heard, and hasted, and

623
00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:15,639
met instantly the Queen upon the pavement in his way,

624
00:39:16,159 --> 00:39:20,400
who asked, what bring'st thou not? What cause of stay?

625
00:39:20,519 --> 00:39:24,679
Find his austere supposes takes he fear of the unjust woors,

626
00:39:25,119 --> 00:39:27,599
or thus hard doth bear on any other doubt. The

627
00:39:27,679 --> 00:39:31,039
house objects he does me wrong and gives two nice

628
00:39:31,119 --> 00:39:35,239
respects to his feared safety. He is right, said he,

629
00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:38,440
and what he fears should move the policy of any

630
00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:42,320
wise one, taking care to shun the violent wars. He

631
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,760
bids bide till sun hath hid his broad light. And

632
00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:50,400
believe it, Queen, twill make your best course, since you, too, unseen,

633
00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:54,000
may pass the encounter you to speak more free, and

634
00:39:54,159 --> 00:39:58,119
he your ear gain less distractively. The guest is wise,

635
00:39:58,199 --> 00:40:01,360
said she, and well doth give the right thought. Use

636
00:40:02,039 --> 00:40:04,800
of all the men that live life serves none such

637
00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:07,679
as these proud woos are to give a good man

638
00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:12,800
cause to use his care. Thus all agreed amongst the wooers,

639
00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:17,199
goes Eumias to the prince, and, whispering close, said, now,

640
00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:20,719
my love, my charge, shall take up me your goods

641
00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:24,440
and mine. What here is you must see in fit protection,

642
00:40:25,079 --> 00:40:28,559
but in chief regard your own dear safeguard, whose states

643
00:40:28,599 --> 00:40:32,559
study hard, unless sufferance seize you many a wicked thought

644
00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:36,719
conceal these wars whom just jove see brought to ut

645
00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:41,079
a ruin. Ere it toucheth us so chance it, friend,

646
00:40:41,159 --> 00:40:45,480
replied Telemachus, your beaver taken, go in first of day,

647
00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:49,239
Come and bring sacrifice the best you may to me

648
00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:52,239
and to the immortals. Be the care or whatsoever here

649
00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:57,119
the safeties are. This said he sat in his elaborate throne.

650
00:40:57,679 --> 00:41:02,199
Eumeius fed to satisfaction to his charge, left both the

651
00:41:02,239 --> 00:41:05,840
court and walls full of secure and fatal festivals, in

652
00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:09,639
which the wooer's pleasures still would sway and now begun

653
00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:14,960
the even's near ending day, end of the seventeenth book