Then, spew not reason from thy mind away, Beside thyself because the matter's new, But rather with keen judgment nicely weigh And if to thee it then appeareth true, Render thy hands, or, if tis false at last, Gird thee to combat. Lucretius, On the Nature of Things. Book 2.
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| Ulysses at the court of Alcinous by Francesco Hayez, 1815. |
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