O in Classic Quotes
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Quotes from The Odyssey by Homer
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1 To this you answered, O swineherd Eumaeus, "The stranger is quite reasonable."
2 To this you answered, O swineherd Eumaeus, "My son, I will tell you the real truth."
3 To this you answered, O swineherd Eumaeus, "Eat, my good fellow, and enjoy your supper, such as it is."
4 Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy.
5 O thou," she cried, "that encirclest the earth, vouchsafe to grant the prayers of thy servants that call upon thee.
6 And now, O queen, have pity upon me, for you are the first person I have met, and I know no one else in this country.
7 Hear me, O King, whoever you may be, and save me from the anger of the sea-god Neptune, for I approach you prayerfully.
8 To this you answered, O swineherd Eumaeus, "If these Achaeans, Madam, would only keep quiet, you would be charmed with the history of his adventures."
9 To this you answered, O swineherd Eumaeus, "Stranger, though a still poorer man should come here, it would not be right for me to insult him, for all strangers and beggars are from Jove."
10 To this you answered, O swineherd Eumaeus, "Old man, you will neither get paid for bringing good news, nor will Ulysses ever come home; drink your wine in peace, and let us talk about something else."
11 To this you answered, O swineherd Eumaeus, "Poor unhappy stranger, I have found the story of your misfortunes extremely interesting, but that part about Ulysses is not right; and you will never get me to believe it."
12 He threw his arms about him, and Ulysses had to support him, or he would have gone off into a swoon; but as soon as he came to, and was beginning to recover his senses, he said, "O father Jove, then you gods are still in Olympus after all, if the suitors have really been punished for their insolence and folly."