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GREATER LOVE by ANTIPATER OF SIDON

First Line: AMYNTOR, SON OF PHILIP, LIES
Last Line: HE DIED TO SHIELD A FRIEND.
Subject(s): FRIENDSHIP; SACRIFICES;
AMYNTOR, son of Philip, lies
Entombed in Lydian land;
In battle's iron exercise
He proved his stubborn hand.

No sickness dragged the veteran here,
Where Night is journey's end;
He lived and died a targeteer,
He died to shield a friend.



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