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THASOS by ARCHILOCHUS

First Line: LIKE A DONKEY'S BACK
Last Line: AND LONGING LIKE THE LAND BY SIRIS' POOLS.

Like a donkey's back
It stands, the summit crowned with savage woods.
It is no pretty place, nor stirs my love
And longing like the land by Siris' pools.



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