Odyssey δ 4.203-32

From A literal impression of Homer’s Odyssey in linear prose

© A. P. David 2022:

Taking his place he addressed him, blonde Menelaus:

‘Ah buddy, since you said as much, as an honest man would—

Say and also do—including one who was not born yesterday;

For from such a father as that, what but you also speak … honest things.

Easily conspicuous is the breeding of …