Homer, The Odyssey, Book VIII, line 192. Pope's translation, in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 93-96
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Nor can one word be chang'd but for a worse.
— Homer on Change
What It Means
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About Homer
Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος) is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.
About Homer
Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος) is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.
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