Living Poets

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Οὐκ ἀνδριαντοποιός εἰμ’, ὥστ’ {{#lemma: ἐλινύσοντα |ἐλινύσοντα M : ἐλινύσοντά μ’ Brubach}} ἐργαζεσθαι ἀγάλματ’ ἐπ’ αὐτᾶς βαθμιδος<br>
ἑσταότ’· ἀλλ’ ἐπι πάσας ὁλκάδος ἔν τ’ ἀκάτῳ, γλυκεῖ’ ἀοιδά,<br>
στεῖχ’ ἀπ’ Αἰγίνας…<br>
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I am not a sculptor, not one to carve statues that stand motionless on their pedestals. Sweet song, go forth from Aigina on every ship and every skiff…
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