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Do you, young warriors, hear my<br />

age advise.<br />

Atrides, seize not on the beauteous<br />

slave;<br />

That prize the Greeks by common<br />

suffrage gave:<br />

Nor thou, Achilles, treat our prince<br />

with pride;<br />

Let kings be just, and sovereign<br />

power preside.<br />

<strong>The</strong>e, the first honours <strong>of</strong> the war<br />

adorn,<br />

Like gods in strength, and <strong>of</strong> a goddess<br />

born;<br />

Him, awful majesty exalts above<br />

<strong>The</strong> powers <strong>of</strong> earth, and sceptred<br />

sons <strong>of</strong> Jove.<br />

Let both unite with well-consenting<br />

mind,<br />

So shall authority with strength be<br />

join'd.<br />

Leave me, O king! to calm<br />

Achilles' rage;

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