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| | Tenth Book. Chapman, George, trans. 1857. The Odysseys of Homer |
 | | Led, and unwise, they follow'd; all but one, Which was Eurylochus, who stood alone Without the gates, suspicious of a sleight. |
 | | Eurylochus straight hasted the report 330 Of this his fellows' most remorseful fate, Came to the ships, but so excruciate Was with his woe, he could not speak a word, His eyes stood full of tears, which show'd how stored His mind with moan remain'd. |
 | | But mean time, my men, In Circe's house, were all, in several bain, Studiously sweeten'd, smug'd with oil, and deck'd With in and out weeds, and a feast secret Served in before them; at which close we found 570 They all were set, cheer'd, and carousing round. |
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