Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916. | | | | From the Odyssey |
Homer (fl. 850 B.C.) |
| | | .. I THANK 1 thee, Lord Amphinomus, and since | |
| I see thee like thy father, wise and good, | |
| Old Nisus of Dulichium, I will say | |
| What thrice thou hast refused to hear: Attend. | |
| Of all that moves and breathes upon the earth | 5 |
| Nothing is found more unstable than man. | |
| Awhile his spirit within him is gay, his limbs | |
| Light, and he saith, No ill shall overtake me. | |
| Then evil comes: and lo! he beareth it | |
| Patiently, in its turn as God provides. | 10 |
| So I too once looked to be ever happy | |
| And gave the rein to wantonness, and now— | |
| Thou seest me…. | |
| | | Note 1. Homer. Odyss. [Sigma]. 125. Tr. from R. Bridges’s ‘Ulysses’, Act IV. 312 and 313. Pascal. From the ‘Pensées’. [back] | | |
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