The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name.
quote by Aldous Huxley
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There is a strength in the union even of very sorry men.
Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen.
If you are very valiant, it is a god, I think, who gave you this gift.
It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive.
Once harm has been done, even a fool understands it.
Here now John Keats, I salute you
Some of your poems
were met with contempt
and yet above most
English poets your work rise.
Your words are deep and wise
and sweep past time
in eloquence,
breaking right through history
with magic and imagery
and only after death
your true honour comes.
Now famous are your name
and on first reading
“Chapman’s Homer”
I was convinced
to read Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey.
Your “La Belle Dame sans Merci”
and “Lamia” are reflected
in my own verse
and here now
John Keats, I salute you
while your words
are immortal to me.
poem by Gert Strydom
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I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown.
It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country.
The single best augury is to fight for one's country.
The fates have given mankind a patient soul.
There is a fullness of all things, even of sleep and love.
Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment.
It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long.
The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside.
A companion's words of persuasion are effective.
Young men's minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.
Open The Door, Homer (1)
by Bob Dylan
Now, there's a certain thing
That I learned from Jim
That he'd always make sure I'd understand
And that is that there's a certain way
That a man must swim
If he expects to live off
Of the fat of the land.
Open the door, Homer,
I've heard it said before.
Open the door, Homer,
I've heard it said before
But I ain't gonna hear it said no more.
Now, there's a certain thing
That I learned from my friend, Mouse
A fella who always blushes
And that is that ev'ryone
Must always flush out his house
If he don't expect to be
Goin' 'round housing flushes.
Open the door, Homer,
I've heard it said before.
Open the door, Homer,
I've heard it said before
But I ain't gonna hear it said no more.
"Take care of all your memories"
Said my friend, Mick
"For you cannot relive them
And remember when you're out there
Tryin' to heal the sick
That you must always
First forgive them."
Open the door, Homer,
I've heard it said before.
Open the door, Homer,
I've heard it said before
But I ain't gonna hear it said no more.
song performed by by Bob Dylan
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Of men who have a sense of honor, more come through alive than are slain, but from those who flee comes neither glory nor any help.