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THE POET'S SPEAR by ARCHILOCHUS

First Line: MY SPEAR WINS BREAD, MY SPEAR WINS THRACIAN WINE
Last Line: TO DRINK IT, ON MY SPEAR-HEAD I RECLINE.
My spear wins bread, my spear wins Thracian wine:
To drink it, on my spear-head I recline.


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