Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EPIGRAM: 28. THE INTELLECTUAL, by CALLIMACHUS


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EPIGRAM: 28. THE INTELLECTUAL, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I hate your hackneyed epic; have no taste
Last Line: I drink not; I detest all common things.
Alternate Author Name(s): Kallimachos
Subject(s): Hate


I HATE your hackneyed epic; have no taste
For roads where crowds hither and thither haste;
Loathe vagrant loves; and from the public springs
I drink not; I detest all common things.





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