Archilochus: Epic Win (From Greek)

Epic Win 
By Archilochus
Translated by A.Z. Foreman

By the sword I get my daily bread
And my cyclops-stunning wine,
And by the sword I drunkenly 
Recline.

The Original:

ἐν δορὶ μέν μοι μᾶζα μεμαγμένη, ἐν δορὶ δ’ οἶνος
Ἰσμαρικός, πίνω δ’ ἐν δορὶ κεκλιμένος.

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