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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ORPHEUS, by SIMONIDES OF CEOS Poet's Biography
First Line: And over his head / birds without number are flying
Last Line: Out of the deep blue waters won by the tuneful sound.
Alternate Author Name(s): Simonides Of Keos
Subject(s): Mythology - Classical; Orpheus
First Line: And over his head / birds without number are flying
Last Line: Out of the deep blue waters won by the tuneful sound.
Alternate Author Name(s): Simonides Of Keos
Subject(s): Mythology - Classical; Orpheus
And over his head
Birds without number are flying. Fishes leap around
Out of the deep blue waters won by the tuneful sound.
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