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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE MOUNTAINS, by ALCMAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Where, on the mountain peaks high up
Last Line: A round of silver-bright cheese-cake.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alkman
Subject(s): Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain)
First Line: Where, on the mountain peaks high up
Last Line: A round of silver-bright cheese-cake.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alkman
Subject(s): Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain)
WHERE, on the mountain peaks high up,
Their torch-lit feasts the gods amuse,
Often you took a great gold cup,
A vessel such as shepherds use,
And milked a lioness with your hands, to make
A round of silver-bright cheese-cake.
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