Aristophanes Bold Poems
- 1. The Origin Of The Peloponnesian War
DICAEOPOLIS
Be not surprised, most excellent spectators,
If I that am a beggar have presumed
... - 2. The Appeal Of The Chorus
If A veteran author had wished to engage
Our assistance to-day, for a speech from the stage,
We scarce should have granted so bold a request:
But this author of ours, as the bravest and best,
... - 3. The Poet's Apology
Our poet has never as yet
Esteemed it proper or fit
To detain you with a long
Encomiastic song
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