quousque:terpsikeraunos:lithping:here he comesοὐ φιλέω μέγαν στρατηγὸν οὐδὲ διαπεπλιγμένονοὐδὲ βοστρ
quousque:terpsikeraunos:lithping:here he comesοὐ φιλέω μέγαν στρατηγὸν οὐδὲ διαπεπλιγμένονοὐδὲ βοστρύχοισι γαῦρον οὐδ᾽ ὑπεξυρημένον,ἀλλά μοι σμικρός τις εἴη καὶ περὶ κνήμας ἰδεῖνῥοικός, ἀσφαλεώς βεβηκὼς ποσσι, καρδίης πλέως.i do not love a tall general nor a prancernor one delighting in tresses nor close-shaven;show me someone short and bandy-legged,walking on steady feet, brimming with heart.-archilochus, as quoted in dio chrys. 2.456HERE IT ISTHE IDEAL GREEK GENERAL(according to archilochus) -- source link
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