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1  I am too old to care about remaining here at the beck and call of a master.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XVII
2  On this the maids left off running away and began calling one another back.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK VI
3  O thou," she cried, "that encirclest the earth, vouchsafe to grant the prayers of thy servants that call upon thee.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK III
4  Now, however, go some of you and call old Dolius, who was given me by my father on my marriage, and who is my gardener.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK IV
5  You hussies, there was not one of you would so much as think of giving me a call out of my bed, though you all of you very well knew when he was starting.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK IV
6  The root was black, while the flower was as white as milk; the gods call it Moly, and mortal men cannot uproot it, but the gods can do whatever they like.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK X
7  On the one hand there are some overhanging rocks against which the deep blue waves of Amphitrite beat with terrific fury; the blessed gods call these rocks the Wanderers.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XII
8  Ulysses answered, "I see that you are of an unbelieving mind; I have given you my oath, and yet you will not credit me; let us then make a bargain, and call all the gods in heaven to witness it."
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XIV
9  We must make haste before he can call the Achaeans in assembly; he will lose no time in doing so, for he will be furious with us, and will tell all the world how we plotted to kill him, but failed to take him.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XVI
10  Son-in-law and daughter," replied Autolycus, "call the child thus: I am highly displeased with a large number of people in one place and another, both men and women; so name the child 'Ulysses,' or the child of anger.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XIX
11  I was looking at once after both ship and men, and in a moment I saw their hands and feet ever so high above me, struggling in the air as Scylla was carrying them off, and I heard them call out my name in one last despairing cry.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XII
12  Not only will he deal rigorously with me, but heaven will also punish me; for my mother when she leaves the house will call on the Erinyes to avenge her; besides, it would not be a creditable thing to do, and I will have nothing to say to it.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK II
13  Then she went inside to call the women and tell them what had happened; whereon they came from their apartment with torches in their hands, and pressed round Ulysses to embrace him, kissing his head and shoulders and taking hold of his hands.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XXII
14  Father Jove," said she, "you, who rule over heaven and earth, you have thundered from a clear sky without so much as a cloud in it, and this means something for somebody; grant the prayer, then, of me your poor servant who calls upon you, and let this be the very last day that the suitors dine in the house of Ulysses.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XX
15  Therefore, Sir, do you on your part affect no more concealment nor reserve in the matter about which I shall ask you; it will be more polite in you to give me a plain answer; tell me the name by which your father and mother over yonder used to call you, and by which you were known among your neighbours and fellow-citizens.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK VIII
16  So you may know he is safe and will be here shortly; he is close at hand and cannot remain away from home much longer; nevertheless I will confirm my words with an oath, and call Jove who is the first and mightiest of all gods to witness, as also that hearth of Ulysses to which I have now come, that all I have spoken shall surely come to pass.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XIX