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 WAR

{{Hoyt quote | num = | text = I war not with the dead. Homer—Iliad. Bk. VII. L. 485 | note = {{sc|Pope}}'s trans. Charles V. Of Luther. Found in W. L. Hertslet—Der Treppenwite der Weltgeschichte. | seealso = (See also {{sc|Vergil) is Take thou thy arms and come with me, For we must quit ourselves like men, and strive To aid our cause, although we be but two. Great is the strength of feeble arms combined, And we can combat even with the brave. Homer—Iliad. Bk. XIII. L. 289. | note = {{sc|Bryant}}'s trans. The chance of war Is equal, and the slayer oft is slain. Homer—Iliad. Bk. XVIII. L. 388. | note = {{sc|Bryant}}'s trans. | author = | work = | place = | note = | topic = War | page = 847 }}

{{Hoyt quote | num = | text = Our business in the field of fight Is not to question, but to prove our might. Homer—Iliad. Bk. XX. L. 304 | note = {{sc|Pope}}'s trans. | author = | work = | place = | note = | topic = War | page = 847 }}