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I did not actually bleed over this translation, but there were some tears involved. Ugh. Thucydides.
2.8.1 In fact, both of them thought it no small matter, but not unreasonably were eager for war: for beginnings are more exciting. Also at the time many young men who were in the Peloponnese, and many who were in Athens voluntarily--because of their inexperience--sought the war, and all the rest of Greece was coming together about the first cities.
2.8.2 And many stories were told, and many oracles were spoken among the cities about to go to war, and in the other cities as well.
2.8.3 And yet Delos was shaken a little before these things, a thing which happened first in the time which the Hellenes remembered ; and it's also said and thought likely to indicate those things about to happen. If anything else of that sort happened, everyone found out about it.
2.8.4 And the goodwill of men was aimed greatly toward the Spartans, especially for their proclamation that they were freeing Greece. They strengthened everything, private and public, if something was able by word or action to help them. In this manner it seemed to each man that the preparations which he didn't oversee were hindered.
2.8.5 Thus most men were angry at Athens, both those wishing to be set loose from the empire, and those fearing lest they become part.
2.8.1 In fact, both of them thought it no small matter, but not unreasonably were eager for war: for beginnings are more exciting. Also at the time many young men who were in the Peloponnese, and many who were in Athens voluntarily--because of their inexperience--sought the war, and all the rest of Greece was coming together about the first cities.
2.8.2 And many stories were told, and many oracles were spoken among the cities about to go to war, and in the other cities as well.
2.8.3 And yet Delos was shaken a little before these things, a thing which happened first in the time which the Hellenes remembered ; and it's also said and thought likely to indicate those things about to happen. If anything else of that sort happened, everyone found out about it.
2.8.4 And the goodwill of men was aimed greatly toward the Spartans, especially for their proclamation that they were freeing Greece. They strengthened everything, private and public, if something was able by word or action to help them. In this manner it seemed to each man that the preparations which he didn't oversee were hindered.
2.8.5 Thus most men were angry at Athens, both those wishing to be set loose from the empire, and those fearing lest they become part.