Death is the worst; a fate which all must try; And for our country 'tis a bliss to die.
Iliad and Odyssey
Death is the worst; a fate which all must try; And for our country 'tis a bliss to die.
Iliad and Odyssey
The Iliad, spoken by Hector
c. 8th Century BCE
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