Well, what if some barbaric Thracian glories in the perfect… - Archilochus of Paros

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Well, what if some barbaric Thracian glories
in the perfect shield I left under a bush?
I was sorry to leave it — but I saved my skin.
Does it matter? O hell, I'll buy a better one.

Archilochus of Paros

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Archilochus [Ἀρχίλοχος] (c. 680 BC – c. 645 BC), also rendered as Archilochos or Arkhilokhus, was a Greek lyric poet and mercenary from the island of Paros in the Archaic period.

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Native Name: Ἀρχίλοχος

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: "Archilochos: To His Soul" : A fragment as translated from the Greek by Jon Corelis

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The fox knows many tricks, the hedgehog only one. One good one.

Well, what if some barbaric Thracian glories in the perfect shield I left under a bush? I was sorry to leave it — but I saved my skin. Does it matter… - Archilochus of Paros

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