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Archilochus
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Ancient Greece
An Odyssey of Grecian Literature
A Study of Poetry
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
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Archilochus: Quotes
Craftiness
The fox has many tricks, and the hedgehog only one, but that is the best of all.
Archilochus