William Sinclair Marris

thumb| Sir William Sinclair Marris, KCSI, KCIE (9 October 1873 – 12 December 1945) was a British civil servant, colonial administrator, and classical scholar. He was a member of the Indian Civil Service during the British Raj, and later became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Durham. Quotes Translations The Odyssey of Homer (1925) Mysore: Oxford University Press thumb|The gifts Athene gave her beyond women—Skill in fair handiwork, and clever witAnd craft—whereof we never heard the like,Not even in fair-haired Achaean women,Lost ladies of old years, Alcmene, Tyro,Or comely-crowned Mycene; none of theseWas like Penelope in shrewdness. Tell me, O Muse, of that Great TravellerWho wandered far and wide when he had sackedThe sacred town of Troy. Of many menHe saw the cities and he learned the mind;Ay, and at heart he suffered many woesUpon the sea, intent to save his lifeAnd bring his comrades home. Yet even soHis men he could not save for all his efforts,For through their own blind wilfulness they perished;The fools! who at up Hyperion's kine;And he bereft them of their homing day.Touching these things, beginning where thou wilt,Tell even us, O goddess, child of Zeus. Book 1, line 1 The gifts Athene gave her beyond women—Skill in fair handiwork, and clever witAnd craft—whereof we never heard the like,Not even in fair-haired Achaean women,Lost ladies of old years, Alcmene, Tyro,Or comely-crowned Mycene; none of theseWas like Penelope in shrewdness. Book 2, line 80 ... I, as I lay dying Upon the sword, raised up my hands to smite her;And shamelessly she turned away, and scornedTo draw my eye-lids down or close my mouth,Though I was on the road to Hades' house. Book 11, line 423 External links Category:1873 births Category:1945 deaths Category:Civil servants from the United Kingdom Category:Academics from the United Kingdom Category:University of Canterbury alumni Category:University of Durham faculty Category:Translators from England Category:Translators of Homer Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Category:Classical scholars