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“What birds are these wildgeese—flying from precincts where the earth and oceans end— with their enormous wings and speckled throats?”

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“Not homes with beautiful roofs, nor walls of permanent stone, nor canals and piers for ships make the city—but men of strength. Not stone and timber, nor skill of carpenter—but men brave who will handle sword and spear. With these you have a city and walls.”

Willis Barnstone Alkaios

Author:Alkaios

“It is late, for the harvest is in. Before, we hoped that the full vines would bring a plenitude of fine grapes, but the clusters are slow to ripen and the landlords picked unripe bunches from the branch. We have many grapes now—green and sour.”

Willis Barnstone Alkaios

Author:Alkaios

“Drink and be drunk with me, Melanippos. Do you think when you have crossed the great fuming river, you will ever return from Hell to see the clean bright light of the sun? Do not strive for wild hopes. Even the son of Aiolos, King Sisyphos, wisest of men, thought he had eluded death. But for all his brains Fate made him recross Acheron, and the son of Kronos assigned him a terrible trial below the dark earth. Come, I beg you not to brood about these hopeless matters while we are young. We will suffer what must be suffered. When the wind is waiting in the north, a good captain will not swing into the open sea.”

Willis Barnstone Alkaios

Author:Alkaios

“I can't tell you which way the gale has turned for waves crash in from west and east, and we are tossed and driven between, our black ship laboring under the giant storm. The sea washes across the decks and maststep and dark daylight already shows through long rents in the sails. Even the halyards slacken as windward waves coil above the hull. What sore labor to bale the water we've shipped! Let us raise bulwarks and ride out the storm, heeding my words: 'Let each man now be famous.' Yet base cowards betray the state.”

Willis Barnstone Alkaios

Author:Alkaios

“The great house glitters with bronze. War has patterned the roof with shining helmets, their horsehair plumes waving in wind, headdress of fighting men. And pegs are concealed under bright greaves of brass that block the iron-tipped arrows. Many fresh-linen corslets are hanging and hollow shields are heaped about the floor, and standing in rows are swords of Chalkidian steel, belt-knives and warrior's kilts. We cannot forget our arms and armor when soon our dreadful duties begin.”

Willis Barnstone Alkaios

Author:Alkaios

“Hold on to her, son. For as long as time lets you.”

Love Time Aaron Catalina The Spanish Love Deception Aaron Blackford Catalina Martín Richard Blackford

Book:The Spanish Love Deception

Source: The Spanish Love Deception

“Now in my heart I see clearly a beautiful face shining back on me, stained with love”

Willis Barnstone Sappho

Author:Sappho

“When their souls grew cold they dropped their wings to their sides”

Willis Barnstone Sappho

Author:Sappho

“O Kypris and the Nereids, I pray you to sail my brother home unharmed and let him accomplish all that is in his heart and be released from former error and carry joy to his friends and bane to enemies and let no one bring us more grief. Let him honor me his sister. But black torment suffering for early days, citizens accused. Was it over millet seed? Pure Kypris, put aside old anger and free him from evil sorrow”

Willis Barnstone Aphrodite Sappho

Author:Sappho

“Some honored me by giving me the secret of their works”

Willis Barnstone Sappho

Author:Sappho