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Odyssey
Book 11, Line 377 by Samuel Butler (English)
"Alkinoos," answered Odysseus, "there is a time [ hôra ] for making speeches, and a time [ hôra ] for going to bed; nevertheless, since you so desire, I will not refrain from telling you the still sadder tale of those of my comrades who did not fall fighting with the Trojans, but perished on their return [ nostos ], through the treachery of a wicked woman.
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