owing to the widespread prevalence of piracy

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οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters

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English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

διὰ τὴν λῃστείαν ἐπὶ πολύ ἀντισχοῦσαν

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