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Axylos, Teuthranos's son that dwelt in stablished Arisbe; a man of substance dear to his fellows; for his dwelling was by the road-side and he entertained all men.

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There can be no covenants between men and lions, wolves and lambs can never be of one mind.

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Think not to match yourself against gods, for men that walk the earth cannot hold their own with the immortals.

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Who dares think one thing, and another tell,
My heart detests him as the gates of hell.

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There is the heat of Love,
the pulsing rush of Longing, the lover's whisper,
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A glorious death is his
Who for his country falls.

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