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Alcaeus
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“Splendid burns the huge house with bronze; rich is the ample roof with radiant helmets; overhead each helmet lets a horse-hair plume droop, the warrior’s ornament. Plates of armour hang on the pin, greaves of radiant bronze, defence against the sturdy javelin. Curved shields and cuirasses of new linen bestrew the room; here are blades from Chalcis; here is many a cincture and kilt of proof. These are things we must remember now our duty shall begin.”
Alcaeus (born 631 BC) first seen 1938 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fr. 19 (tr. Gilbert Highet, 1938)
“Not in hewn stones, nor in well-fashioned beams, Not in the noblest of the builder's dreams, But in courageous men of purpose great, There is the fortress, there the living State.”
Alcaeus (born 631 BC) first seen 1901 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fr. 29 (tr. James S. Easby-Smith, 1901)
“Ἐξ ὄνυχος δὲ λέοντα γράψαις.”
Alcaeus (born 631 BC) first seen 1928 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fr. 66 (tr. J. M. Edmonds, 1928)
“O violet-tressed Sappho chaste, O maid with honeyed smile! I fain would tell what is in my breast, Did shame me not beguile.”
Alcaeus (born 631 BC) first seen 1918 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fr. 124 (tr. Walter Petersen, 1918)
“Οἶνος, ὦ φίλε παῖ, καὶ ἀλάθεα.”
Alcaeus (born 631 BC) first seen 1928 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fr. 126 (tr. J. M. Edmonds, 1928)
“Let's drink! Why are we waiting for the lamps? Only an inch of daylight left. Lift down the large cups, my friends, the painted ones; for wine was given to men by the son of Semele and Zeus to help them forget their troubles. Mix one part of water to two of wine, pour it in up to the brim, and let one cup push the other along.”
Alcaeus (born 631 BC) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fr. 163 (tr. Andrew M. Miller, 1996)
“Οἶνος γὰρ ἀνθρώποισι δίοπτρον.”
Alcaeus (born 631 BC) first seen 1928 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fr. 169 (tr. J. M. Edmonds, 1928)
“Raise a song for her, O Muse! The violet-crownèd maiden, And praise her soft throat's changing hues, Her low voice, laughter-laden. Sing yet again her thousand charms, Her eyes entrancing splendour, Her swarthy cheeks and supple arms And bosom dark and tender. Yea, sing forevermore of her, My mistress soft-beguiling, Fairest of all who are, or were, My Sappho, sweetly-smiling.”
Alcaeus (born 631 BC) first seen 1901 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Paraphrase (tr. James S. Easby-Smith, 1901)
“James S. Easby-Smith, The Songs of Alcæus (Washington, DC: W. H. Lowdermilk, 1901)”
“Walter Petersen, The Lyric Songs of the Greeks (Boston, MA: Richard G. Badger, 1918)”
“J. M. Edmonds, Lyra Graeca, vol. 1 (1922; 2nd ed. 1928) — this page uses Edmonds' numbering of the fragments”
“T. F. Higham, C. M. Bowra, Gilbert Highet, William Marris, The Oxford Book of Greek Verse in Translation (1938) nos. 131–139”
“Andrew M. Miller, Greek Lyric: An Anthology in Translation (Hackett Publishing Co, 1996) p. 48”