The black earth drinks, in turn The trees drink up the eart… - Anacreon

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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?

Anacreon

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Anacreon (582 BC – 485 BC) was a Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and hymns.

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Native Name: Ἀνακρέων

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Love for lineage nothing cares,
Tramples wisdom under foot,
Worth derides, and only looks
For money.

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I fled the headless darts of slanderous tongue.

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, comrade… - Anacreon

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