“ Falsehood is folly, and ’tis just to own The fault committed ”
Homer, Odyssey (c. 850 BC). copy citation
| Author | Homer |
|---|---|
| Source | Odyssey |
| Topic | falsehood folly |
| Date | c. 850 BC |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Alexander Pope |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3160/3160-h/3160-h.htm |
Context
“The hero stands oppress’d with mighty woe, On every side he sees the labour grow; “Oh cursed event! and oh unlook’d for aid! Melanthius or the women have betray’d— Oh my dear son!”—The father with a sigh Then ceased; the filial virtue made reply;
“Falsehood is folly, and ’tis just to own The fault committed: this was mine alone; My haste neglected yonder door to bar, And hence the villain has supplied their war. Run, good Eumaeus, then, and (what before I thoughtless err’d in) well secure that door: Learn, if by female fraud this deed were done, Or”
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