for they seemed ever likely to mount upon Eumelus' chariot, and with their breath his back became warm and his broad shoulders,
αἰεὶ γὰρ δίφρου ἐπιβησομένοισιν ἐΐκτην , πνοιῇ δ' Εὐμήλοιο μετάφρενον εὐρέε τ' ὤμω θέρμετ' ·
ἀεί γάρ δίφρος ἐπιβαίνω εἴκω1 , πνοή δέ Εὔμηλος μετάφρενον εὐρύς τε ὦμος θέρμω ·