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【正文】 stretched sail， we went over sea till days end． Sun to his slumber， shadows oer all the ocean， Came we then to the bounds of deepest water， To the Kimmerian lands， and peopled cities Covered with close－webbed mist， unpierced ever With glitter of sun－rays Nor with stars stretched， nor looking back from heaven Swartest night stretched over wretched men there． The ocean flowing backward， came we then to the place Aforesaid by Circe． Here did they rites， Perimedes and Eurylochus， And drawing sword from my hip I dug the ell－square pitkin； Poured we libations unto each the dead， First mead and then sweet wine， water mixed with white flour． Then prayed I many a prayer to the sickly deaths－h(huán)ead； As set in Ithaca， sterile bulls of the best For sacrifice， heaping the pyre with goods， A sheep to Tiresias only， black and a bell－sheep． Dark blood flowed in the fosse， Souls out of Erebus， cadaverous dead， of brides Of youths and at the old who had borne much； Souls stained with recent tears， girls tender， Men many， mauled with bronze lance heads， Battle spoil， bearing yet dreory arms， These many crowded about me； with shouting， Pallor upon me， cried to my men for more beasts； Slaughtered the heards， sheep slain of bronze； Poured ointment， cried to the gods， To Pluto the strong， and praised Proserpine； Unsheathed the narrow sword， I sat to keep off the impetuous impotent dead， Till I should hear Tiresias． But first Elpenor came， our friend Elpenor， Unburied， cast on the wide earth， Limbs that we left in the house of Circe， Unwept， unwrapped in sepulchre， since toils urged other． Pitiful spirit． And I cried in hurried speech： Elpenor， how art thou e to this dark coast? Camst thou afoot， outstripping seamen? And he in heavy speech： Ill fate and abundant wine． I slept in Circes ingle． Going down the long ladder unguarded， I fell against the buttress， Shattered the nape－nerve， the soul sought Avernus． But thou， O King， I bid remember me， unwept， unburied， Heap up mine arms， be tomb by sea－bord， and inscribed： A man of no fortune， and with a name to e． And set my oar up， that I swung mid fellows． And Anticlea ca
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