Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-07

are in the tents, Iwomenl whom we
AchaeaDs are wont to give to thee first Of
all, when we capture city. Or art thou
yet in want of meney-[moneyl which
some one of the Trojan knights will
bring Troy as ransom for his sonia
son whom or some other man of the
Achaeans, having taken captive, will
lead away? Or dost thou desire a new
concubine, in order that thou mayst unite
with [herl in love-la concubinel whom
thou mayst have for thyself alone? 1t is
not seemingly that thou who art leader
shouldst bring the sons of the Achaeus
into misfortune.
20 my good fellows, cowardly dastards,
Achaean men! Even honeward with
our ships we shall sail, and this man We.
will suffer to enjoy his houors .here in
Trey, until he shall know whether We
are or whether we are not of use in re-
speat TO anything Ito himl who even
now has dishonored Achilles. a mau
much braver than he himself. For he
seized and has in his possession his prize
of honor, he himself having taken her
away. But wrath is not at all in the
heart of Achilles, bnt lie is yielding.
Otherwise, son of Atreus, thou wouldst
now insult for the very last time
| Thus reproaching Agan.emnon, the
lshepherd of the people. spoke Thersites.
lAnd near to lin, quickly stood the nigh
ty Achilles. and looking at him askance
he rebuked him in harsh speech las
follows]:
"Thersites, thou endless prat
though thou art very sonorous orator.
restrain thyself, and do not desire alone
to revile kings. For say that [of all
Jas many as went along with the son Of
Atleus to Troy not another mortal was
+ more cowardly than thee. For this
reason thou ehouldst not harangue, hav-
ing kings in thy mouth; and thot
; shouldst neither bring accusations
against them nor sbe Watching for theil
return. Nor do we at all yet know clear
ly how these matters shall end Hit. bel.
whether we the sons of the Achaeans shall
return home honorably or dishonorably
For this reason sittest thou now revilint
the son of Atreus, Agamemnon, th
shepherd of the people, because the Da
mai warriors are wont to give to him yer!
many gifts. And thou art haranguing
ofensive1y.]
! "But shall speak out to thee, and this
too will be thing accomplish ed. II
ever again find thee playing the fool as
just now in this manner, then may tn
head no longer rest above the shoulder
: of Odysseus, if do not take thee an (
strip off from thee thy garments-botf
} thy cloak and thy tunic, and whatso
: ever covers thy nakedness, and shall
- send thee thyself weeping to the swift
!, ships, after having driven thee with pitt
full blows from the agora."
Thus he spoke, and with the staff ii. g
the aucestoral sceptre) he smote him il
the back and shoulders. Then he ben
over and big tear escaped him, and
d. bleeding veal rose from his back unde
S the golden sceptre. and he sat and fear
= ed, and seized with pain he. looking
foolish, wiped away tear.
Then they lie. Achaeans), thougl
+ deeply grieved laughed merrily at him
and each one glausing at the other
his neighber-began to speak as follows
"Can this be! Indeed before now
Odysseus accomplished a thousand ex
l cellent things, first suggesting good plans
! then rousing to the battle, but this thai
= he has now done is bv far the best h
has ever done amosg the Argives, since
} he has restrained this insolent, babblin
Z fellow from harranghing. don't think
his proud mind will urge him bac1
= again to upbraid kings with repreachfu
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