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1  I am not fond of crying while I am getting my supper.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK IV
2  I do not like to see a host either too fond of his guest or too rude to him.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XV
3  Ilus feared the ever-living gods and would not give him any, but my father let him have some, for he was very fond of him.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK I
4  As for me, my mistress gave me a good shirt and cloak with a pair of sandals for my feet, and sent me off into the country, but she was just as fond of me as ever.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XV
5  As soon as he had spread the chains all over the bed, he made as though he were setting out for the fair state of Lemnos, which of all places in the world was the one he was most fond of.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK VIII
6  She kissed his forehead and both his beautiful eyes, "Light of my eyes," she cried as she spoke fondly to him, "so you are come home again; I made sure I was never going to see you any more."
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XVII
7  We are extremely fond of good dinners, music, and dancing; we also like frequent changes of linen, warm baths, and good beds, so now, please, some of you who are the best dancers set about dancing, that our guest on his return home may be able to tell his friends how much we surpass all other nations as sailors, runners, dancers, and minstrels.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK VIII
8  I got fond of him and cherished him, and had set my heart on making him immortal, so that he should never grow old all his days; still I cannot cross Jove, nor bring his counsels to nothing; therefore, if he insists upon it, let the man go beyond the seas again; but I cannot send him anywhere myself for I have neither ships nor men who can take him.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK V