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ΕΤΗΣΑΤΕ ΜΟΙ ΠΡΩΤΗΑ ΠΑΛΥΤΡΟΠΟΝ, ΟΦΡΑ ΦΑΝΕΙΗ
ΠΟΙΚΙΛΟΝ ΕΙΔΟΣ ΕΧΩΝ, ΟΤΙ ΠΟΙΚΙΛΟΝ ΥΜΝΟΝ ΑΡΑΣΣΩ.
ΝΟΝ. ΔΙΟΝ.

OR I WILL FOR NO MAN’S PLEASURE
CHANGE A SYLLABLE OR MEASURE;
PEDANTS SHALL NOT TIE MY STRAINS
TO OUR ANTIQUE POETS’ VEINS;
BEING BORN AS FREE AS THESE,
I WILL SING AS I SHALL PLEASE.

George Wither.