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Homer Quotes: Why cover the same ground again? ... It goes against my grain to repeat a tale told once, and told so clearly.
         

Why cover the same ground again? ... It goes against my grain to repeat a tale told once, and told so clearly.


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Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter.



Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.

Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.



The son of Saturn gave The nod with his dark brows. The ambrosial curls Upon the Sovereign One's immortal head Were shaken, and with them the mighty mount, Olympus trembled.

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