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Today is ours; what do we fear? Today is ours: we have it here. Let’s treat it kindly, that it may Wish at least with us to stay.

Anacreon

To-day belongs to me, To-morrow who can tell.
ANACREON

Day Myself Talk
Life is like a chariot-wheel that ever rolls along.
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Life Roll
I both love and do not love; and am mad and not mad.
ANACREON

Love Madness Myself
Cursed be he above all others Who’s enslaved by love of money. Money takes the place of brothers, Money takes the place of parents, Money brings us war and slaughter.
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Curse Love Money Parents Place War
Thus, while I quaff the genial wine, I live mid transports quite divine.
ANACREON

Divine Live Quite Wine
Today is ours; what do we fear? Today is ours: we have it here. Let’s treat it kindly, that it may Wish at least with us to stay.
ANACREON

Fear Ourselves Stay Treat
Let others seek renown in arms; For me wine’s wars have greater charms: Then fill the bowl, boy; fill it high: ‘Tis better drunk, than dead to lie.
ANACREON

Better Charm Drink Greatness Seek War Wine
How the waves of the sea kiss the shore!
ANACREON

Kiss Sea Shore Wave
He who has a mind to fight, let him fight, for now is the time.
ANACREON

Fight Himself Mindset Time
The sea drinks the air and the sun the sea.
ANACREON

Drink Sea Sun
For when we quaff the gen’rous bowl, Then sleep the sorrows of our soul. Let us drink the juice divine, The gift of Bacchus, god of wine. When I take wine, my cares go to rest.
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Care Divine Generosity Gift Rest
My Passion uncontrolled shall rove, Doubly debauched with Wine and Love.
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Control Myself Passion Wine
Ah, cruel ’tis to love, And cruel not to love, But cruelest of all To love and love in vain.
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Cruelty Love Vain
War spares not the brave, but the cowardly.
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Brave Coward War
And last of all comes death.
ANACREON

Death One Liner

Today is ours; what do we fear? Today is ours: we have it here. Let’s treat it kindly, that it may Wish at least with us to stay.

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Today is ours; what do we fear? Today is ours: we have it here. Let’s treat it kindly, that it may Wish at least with us to stay.

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