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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
READING HESIOD, by MARCUS ARGENTARIUS Poet's Biography
First Line: I on hesiod idly browsing
Last Line: So much for old hesiod!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Markus Argentarios
Subject(s): Hesiod (9th Century B.c.)
First Line: I on hesiod idly browsing
Last Line: So much for old hesiod!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Markus Argentarios
Subject(s): Hesiod (9th Century B.c.)
I on Hesiod idly browsing,
when I saw where Pyrrha trod,
dumped the volume with a rousing
'So much for old Hesiod!'
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