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Quotes from The Odyssey by Homer
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1 Still, cease your tears and listen to what I can tell you.
2 Listen, then, to a dream that I have had and interpret it for me if you can.
3 Suitors of the illustrious queen, listen that I may speak even as I am minded.
4 Listen to me," said he, "you suitors of Queen Penelope, that I may speak even as I am minded.
5 Listen to me," he cried, "you suitors of Queen Penelope, that I may speak even as I am minded.
6 '"'Come here,' they sang, 'renowned Ulysses, honour to the Achaean name, and listen to our two voices.'
7 Meanwhile Eurylochus had been giving evil counsel to the men, 'Listen to me,' said he, 'my poor comrades.'
8 Listen to me," said he, "Eumaeus and the rest of you; when I have said a prayer I will tell you something.
9 Stranger," replied Eumaeus, "as regards your question: sit still, make yourself comfortable, drink your wine, and listen to me.
10 They tell me you are his son, and you appear to be a considerable person; listen, therefore, and take heed to what I am saying.
11 To you others, however, who come here night after night to drink my choicest wine and listen to my bard, I would insist as follows.
12 Madam, wife of Ulysses, Telemachus does not understand these things; listen therefore to me, for I can divine them surely, and will hide nothing from you.
13 When the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared, I called a council and said, 'My friends, we are in very great difficulties; listen therefore to me.'
14 It would have been indeed better if we had done so but I would not listen to them, for I wanted to see the owner himself, in the hope that he might give me a present.
15 There is nothing better or more delightful than when a whole people make merry together, with the guests sitting orderly to listen, while the table is loaded with bread and meats, and the cup-bearer draws wine and fills his cup for every man.
16 So being much troubled I said to the men, 'My men, I know you are hard pressed, but listen while I tell you the prophecy that Teiresias made me, and how carefully Aeaean Circe warned me to shun the island of the blessed sun-god, for it was here, she said, that our worst danger would lie.'
17 If you see them ill treating me, steel your heart against my sufferings; even though they drag me feet foremost out of the house, or throw things at me, look on and do nothing beyond gently trying to make them behave more reasonably; but they will not listen to you, for the day of their reckoning is at hand.
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