Both Uses of
desist
in
The Odyssey by Homer - (translated by: Cowper)
- 150 Thrice, struggling, he essay'd to bend the bow, And thrice desisted, hoping still to draw The bow-string home, and shoot through all the rings.†
Book 21 *
- All day we waged the battle, nor at last Desisted, but for tempests sent from Jove.†
Book 24
Definition:
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(desist) to not do something