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The Athlete's Garland
οὐ μὲν γὰρ μεῖζον κλέος ἄνερος, ὄφρα κ' ἔῃσιν ἢ ὅ τι ποσσὶν τε ῥέξῃ καὶ χερσὶν ἑῇσιν.
ODYSSEY, viii. 147-148
For no fame may a man win better the while he hath
his life
Than from what his feet have accomplished, or his hands amidst the strife.
WILLIAM MORRIS'S TRANSLATION
The
Athlete's Garland
A Collection of Verse of Sport and Pastime
Compiled by
Wallace Rice
Not uselessly employed
Might I pursue this theme through every change Of exercise and play, to which the year Did summon us in his delightful round.
WORDSWORTH: The Prelude