They smote the loud waves at the boatswain's call;
And swiftly all were manifest to sight.
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Then first their right wing moved in order meet;[[36]]
Next the whole line its forward course began,
And all at once we heard a mighty shout,—
“O sons of Hellenes, forward, free your country;
Free too your wives, your children, and the shrines
Built to your fathers' Gods, and holy tombs
Your ancestors now rest in. Now the fight