It is entirely seemly for a young man...

Homer, the iliad - it is entirely seemly for a young man killed in...
It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair. But when dogs shame the gray head and gray chin and nakedness of an old man killed, it is the most piteous thing that happens among wretched mortals.
Homer, The Iliad


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