Quote#Death
Their oars I bid them ply, their lives to save
Quote byJohn Ogilby · 1600–1676
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Homer His Odysses Translated (1665), Book X.
English (original)
Their oars I bid them ply, their lives to save, Death at their heels: they brush the briny wave, And soon our ship the open sea enjoy'd; But all the rest the Læstrigons destroy'd.
— John Ogilby
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