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ON THE MOUNTAINS by ALCMAN

First Line: WHERE, ON THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS HIGH UP
Last Line: A ROUND OF SILVER-BRIGHT CHEESE-CAKE.
Subject(s): MOUNTAINS; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);
WHERE, on the mountain peaks high up,
Their torch-lit feasts the gods amuse,
Often you took a great gold cup,
A vessel such as shepherds use,
And milked a lioness with your hands, to make
A round of silver-bright cheese-cake.



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