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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIOBE: INEXORABLE DEATH, by AESCHYLUS Poet's Biography
First Line: Alone of gods death has no love for gifts
Last Line: From him alone persuasion stands apart.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
First Line: Alone of gods death has no love for gifts
Last Line: From him alone persuasion stands apart.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
Alone of gods Death has no love for gifts,
Libation helps you not, nor sacrifice.
He has no altar, and he hears no hymns;
From him alone Persuasion stands apart.
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