Archilochus

[ahr-kil-uh-kuh s]

noun

flourished c650 b.c., Greek poet.

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Historical Examples of archilochus

I don't care a fig whether Archilochus likes the papers or no.
Roundabout Papers
William Makepeace Thackeray
You don't like partridge, Archilochus, or porridge, or what not?
Roundabout Papers
William Makepeace Thackeray
Their style is an imitation of that of Archilochus of Paros.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
George Middleton
No other coincidence could assimilate the tombs of Petrarch and Archilochus.
The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2
George Gordon Byron
The circumstances of the birth and parentage of Archilochus are significant.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)
John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for archilochus

Archilochus

noun

7th century bc, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter

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