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Odyssey
Book 7, Line 146 by Samuel Butler (English)
"Queen Arete," he exclaimed, "daughter of great Rhexenor, in my distress I humbly pray you, as also your husband and these your guests (whom may heaven prosper with long life and happiness [ olbos ], and may they leave their possessions to their children, and all the honors conferred upon them by the state [ dêmos ]) to help me home to my own country as soon as possible; for I have been long in trouble and away from my friends."
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