"... they were dining delightedly, these neighbours and kinsmen of the famous , under his tall roof-tree. Of the party one was a who sang divinely to his lyre. As soon as his preluding chords were heard two clowns danced in among the guests and threw cartwheels upon the hall floor."
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's translation of Homer's , published in (translation 1st published in 1932)
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