Living Poets

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<poem id="maintext">{{AppCritAbbr}}τοῦ καὶ ἀπειρέσιοι				
πωτῶντ’ ὄρνιθες ὑπὲρ κεφαλᾶς,
ἀνὰ δ’ ἰχθύες ὀρθοὶ
κυαν{{#lemma: έου ’ξ | -εου ἐξ m: corr. edd.}} ὕδατος ἅλ-
λοντο καλᾶι σὺν ἀοιδαῖ. {{#linenum: 5}}
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Above his head innumerable birds flitted, and fish leapt straight out of the dark blue water at his beautiful song.
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