Homer's whole language, the language in which he lived, the language that he breathed, because he never saw it, or certainly those who formed his tradition never saw it, in characters on the pages. It was all on the tongue and in the ear.
I wish we did have responsibility for the hair. I have been screwed up by the hair on many occasions.
The right-wing of the Republican party isn't so much a political agenda as a plea for help.