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Works and Days
Book 1, Line 33 by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (English)
(ll. 376-380) There should be an only son, to feed his father's house, for so wealth will increase in the home; but if you leave a second son you should die old. Yet Zeus can easily give great wealth to a greater number. More hands mean more work and more increase.
Works and DaysBook 1, Line 33Hugh G. Evelyn-WhiteEnglishVerse permalinkRead in Book 1
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