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DRINKING SONG (2) by ALCAEUS OF MYTILENE

First Line: NOW BIND THE WOVEN NECKLACES
Last Line: INTO YOUR BOSOM FLOAT.
Subject(s): DRINKS & DRINKING; WINE;
Now bind the woven necklaces
Of dill about your throat
And let the smell of frankincense
Into your bosom float.



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