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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