Living

Epigram II

by Homer fl. c. 8th century BC

Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1914) · From Homerica (Loeb, 1914)

Living

Speedily may my feet bear me to some town of righteous men; for their hearts are generous and their wit is best.

✦ ✦ ✦

Attributed to Homer in antiquity.

MLA

Homer. “Epigram II.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/homer/2/.

Chicago

Homer. “Epigram II.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/homer/2/.

Read this poem with the Codex →

More by Homer