Then we shall approve such language as that of Diomede in Homer,
‘Friend, sit still and obey my word[17],’ 73
and the verses which follow,
‘The Greeks marched breathing prowess[18],
… in silent awe of their leaders[19],’
and other sentiments of the same kind.
[17] Il. iv. 412.
[18] Od. iii. 8.
[19] Ib. iv. 431.
We shall.
What of this line,