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Nature gave horns to the bull,
Hoofs gave she to the horse.
To the lion cavernous jaws,
And swiftness to the hare.
The fish taught she to swim,
The bird to cleave the air;
To man she reason gave;
Not yet was woman dowered.
What, then, to woman gave she?
The priceless gift of beauty.
Stronger than any buckler,
Than any spear more piercing.
Who hath the gift of beauty.
Nor fire nor steel shall harm her.
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I both love and do not love, and am mad and am not mad.
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Cursed be he above all others
Who's enslaved by love of money.
Money takes the place of brothers,
Money takes the place of parents.
Money brings us war and slaughter.
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Bring water, bring wine, boy! Bring flowering garlands to me! Yes, bring them, so that I may try a bout with love.
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Love for lineage nothing cares.
Tramples wisdom under foot.
Worth derides, and only looks
For money.
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War spares not the brave, but the cowardly.
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Ah, cruel 'tis to love,
And cruel not to love,
But cruelest of all
To love and love in vain.
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The black earth drinks, in turn
The trees drink up the earth.
The sea the torrents drinks, the sun the sea,
And the moon drinks the sun.
Why, comrades, do ye flout me,
If I, too, wish to drink?
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Whence can we the future learn?
Life to mortals is obscure.
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But when an old man dances,
His locks with age are grey.
But he's a child in mind.
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E'en though I would not, die I must;
Why stray I thus through life?
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Let others seek renown in arms; For me wine's wars have greater charms: Then fill the bowl, boy; fill it high: 'Tis better drunk, than dead to lie.
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The sea drinks the air, the sun Drinks the sea,...
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Thus, while I quaff the genial wine, I live mid transports quite divine.
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Born:
570 BC
Died:
485 BC
(aged 85)
Bio:
Anacreon was a Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and hymns. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of nine lyric poets.
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