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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MONUMENTS PERISH, by SIMONIDES OF CEOS Poet's Biography
First Line: Thoughtful men their praise withhold / from lindian cleobulus
Last Line: Are but a fool's.
Alternate Author Name(s): Simonides Of Keos
First Line: Thoughtful men their praise withhold / from lindian cleobulus
Last Line: Are but a fool's.
Alternate Author Name(s): Simonides Of Keos
THOUGHTFUL men their praise withhold
From Lindian Cleobulus. He defied
Running rivers, spring flowers, burning gold
Of sun and moon, and swirling ocean pools
In strength to outbide
A stone.
The gods are strong alone.
Marble our hands can break to bits.
Those Lindian wits
Are but a fool's.
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