Propitious omens. Therefore let no Greek Go home till he possess a Trojan wife And ye have signally avenged the wrongs And griefs of Helen. Yet, if one be here Who longs to go, let him but lay his hand On his black ship, prepared to cross the deep, And he shall die before the rest. But thou, O king, be wisely counselled, lend an ear To others, nor neglect what I propose. Marshal the Greeks by tribes and brotherhoods, That tribe may stand by tribe, and brotherhoods Succor each other; if thou thus command And they obey, thou shalt discern which chief Or soldier is faint-hearted, which is brave, For each will fight his best, and thou shalt know Whether through favor of the gods to Troy, Or our own cowardice and shameful lack Of skill in war, the town is not o’erthrown.”