Crossword-Solution: DIOMEDE 7 letters, 7 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 11

Then we shall approve such language as that of Diomede in Homer, Friend, sit still and obey my word, and the verses which follow, The Greeks marched breathing prowess, ...in silent awe of their leaders, and other sentiments of the same kind.

And in what way does he who thinks that wisdom is the discernment of the tempers and tastes of the motley multitude, whether in painting or music, or, finally, in politics, differ from him whom I have been describing? For when a man consorts with the many, and exhibits to them his poem or other work of art or the service which he has done the State, making them his judges when he is not obliged, the so-called necessity of Diomede will oblige him to produce whatever they praise.

From Troilus she gan hir brighte face Awey to wrythe, and took of him non hede, But caste him clene out of his lady grace, 10 And on hir wheel she sette up Diomede; For which right now myn herte ginneth blede, And now my penne, allas! With which I wryte, Quaketh for drede of that I moot endyte.

And lord! So she gan wepen tendrely! And he ful softe and sleighly gan hir seye, `Now hold your day, and dooth me not to deye.' With that his courser torned he a-boute 85 With face pale, and un-to Diomede No word he spak, ne noon of al his route; Of which the sone of Tydeus took hede, As he that coude more than the crede In swich a craft, and by the reyne hir hente; 90 And Troilus to Troye homwarde he wente.

This Diomede, that ladde hir by the brydel, Whan that he saw the folk of Troye aweye, Thoughte, `Al my labour shal not been on ydel, If that I may, for somwhat shal I seye, 95 For at the worste it may yet shorte our weye.