the barbed weapons of the men drew no blood
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ἀγὼν πρόφασιν οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται οὐδὲ φιλία → no excuse is allowed by a contest or by a friendship
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
τοῖς μὲν γὰρ οὐχ ᾕμασσε λογχωτὸν βέλος
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