Quote#Speech
Ah! much those ancient heroes were of old
Quote byJohn Ogilby · 1600–1676
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Homer His Iliads Translated (1660), Book IX.
English (original)
Ah! much those ancient heroes were of old As patterns of benignity extoll'd: Whom, though their bosoms did with anger boil; Rich gifts and softer words would reconcile.
— John Ogilby
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