Homeric Hymns

But while he was singing of all these, his heart was bent on other matters. And he took the hollow lyre and laid it in his sacred cradle, and sprang from the sweet-smelling hall to a watch-place, pondering sheet trickery in his heart -- deeds such as knavish folk pursue in the dark night-time; for he longed to taste flesh.

Homeric HymnsHymn 4, Line 62Hugh G. Evelyn-WhiteEnglishVerse permalinkRead in Hymn 4

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