seemed an omen of the fate of the expedition
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ὃ γὰρ βούλεται, τοῦθ' ἕκαστος καὶ οἴεται → what he wishes to be true, each person also believes to be true | what he wishes, each person also believes
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
ἡ περικοπὴ τοῦ ἔκπλου οἰωνὸς ἐδόκει εἶναι
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