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Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away.

~Archilochus

Topics: Away Boast Cast Courage Field Find Honour Law Little Made Me Must Nature Obey Safety Shield Useless Who Will

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Old women should not seek to be perfumed.

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Topics: Old Old Women Seek Should Women

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And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?

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Topics: Again Another Better Could Cunning Flight Get Grave Life Prudent Regain Save Soon Which Who I Can

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Poet

Born: Unknown

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