A green old age,[341:4] unconscious of decays,

That proves the hero born in better days.

The Iliad of Homer. Book xxiii. Line 929.

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Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood,—

The source of evil one, and one of good.

The Iliad of Homer. Book xxiv. Line 663.

The mildest manners with the bravest mind.

The Iliad of Homer. Book xxiv. Line 963.

Fly, dotard, fly!