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Iliad
Book 7, Line 1 by Samuel Butler (English)
With these words Hektor passed through the gates, and his brother Alexander with him, both eager for the fray. As when heaven sends a breeze to sailors who have long looked for one in vain, and have labored at their oars at sea [ pontos ] till they are faint with toil, even so welcome was the sight of these two heroes to the Trojans.
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