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| | Book XXII. Homer. 1909-14. The Odyssey. The Harvard Classics |
 | | Then Melanthius, the goatherd, answered him, saying: It may in no wise be, prince Agelaus; for the fair gate of the courtyard is terribly nigh, and perilous is the entrance to the passage, and one man, if he were valiant, might keep back a host. |
 | | As for her she flew up to the roof timber of the murky hall, in such fashion as a swallow flies, and there sat down. |
 | | Therewith he caught up a sword in his strong hand, that lay where Agelaus had let it fall to the ground when he was slain, and drave it clean through his neck, and as he yet spake his head fell even to the dust. |
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