Verse
Iliad
Book 21, Line 462 by Samuel Butler (English)
And King Apollo answered, "Lord of the earthquake, you would not think me moderate [ sôphrôn ] if I were to fight you about a pack of miserable mortals, who come out like leaves in summer and eat the fruit of the field, and presently fall lifeless to the ground. Let us stay this fighting at once and let them settle it among themselves."
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