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Listen to me you suitors, who persist in abusing the hospitality of this house because its owner has been long absent, and without other pretext than that you want to marry me; this, then, being the prize that you are contending for, I will bring out the mighty bow of Ulysses, and whomsoever of you shall string it most easily and send his arrow through each one of twelve axes, him will I follow and quit this house of my lawful husband, so goodly, and so abounding in wealth. The Odyssey by Homer View in context Yes, he must bring out seats and food for both, and in serving us present not ewer and napkin with more show of respect to the one than to the other. A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context All went right: then the fox said, 'When you come to the castle where the bird is, I will stay with the princess at the door, and you will ride in and speak to the king; and when he sees that it is the right horse, he will bring out the bird; but you must sit still, and say that you want to look at it, to see whether it is the true golden bird; and when you get it into your hand, ride away. Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context More results

References in classic literature

Listen to me you suitors, who persist in abusing the hospitality of this house because its owner has been long absent, and without other pretext than that you want to marry me; this, then, being the prize that you are contending for, I will bring out the mighty bow of Ulysses, and whomsoever of you shall string it most easily and send his arrow through each one of twelve axes, him will I follow and quit this house of my lawful husband, so goodly, and so abounding in wealth.

The Odyssey by Homer View in context

Yes, he must bring out seats and food for both, and in serving us present not ewer and napkin with more show of respect to the one than to the other.

A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context

All went right: then the fox said, 'When you come to the castle where the bird is, I will stay with the princess at the door, and you will ride in and speak to the king; and when he sees that it is the right horse, he will bring out the bird; but you must sit still, and say that you want to look at it, to see whether it is the true golden bird; and when you get it into your hand, ride away.

Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context

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