“Death gestured with his hands and bade the king thrice welcome.”
Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957) Greek writer
Book VIII, line 168
The Odyssey : A Modern Sequel (1938)
“Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain;
Fought all his battles o'er again;
And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain.”
Source: Alexander’s Feast http://www.bartleby.com/40/265.html (1697), l. 66–70.
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The Jackdaw (translation from Vincent Bourne).
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