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Page 124 - Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and, sitting well in order, smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down: It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho...
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| Title | Homer: The Odyssey Ancient Classics for English Readers, ed. by W.L. Collins Ancient classics for English readers |
| Author | William Lucas Collins |
| Publisher | Blackwood, 1870 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 23 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 136 pages |
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