“Some Saian mountaineer
Struts today with my shield.
I threw it down by a bush and ran
When the fighting got hot.
Life seemed somehow more precious.
It was a beautiful shield.
I know where I can buy another
Exactly like it, just as round.”
―
Greek Elegy and Iambus - vol II with Anacreontea (Loeb Classical Library - No 259) (Volume II)
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