Οὐ χρῆ κάκοισι

Alcaeus(625–580 a. C.)

s. VI a. C.

οὐ χρῆ κάκοισι θῦμον ἐπιτρέπην,προκόψομεν γὰρ οὐδὲν ἀσάμενοι,ὦ Βύκχι, φαρμάκων δ' ἄριστονοἶνον ἐνεικαμένοις μεθύσθην

A fragment in the Alcaic stanza attributed to Alcaeus of Mytilene, via the Greek Wikisource transcription.

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