the sailors sang a hymn to second the prayers of the maiden
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οὐκ ἂν λάβοις παρὰ τοῦ μὴ ἔχοντος → you can't take from one who doesn't have, you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood from a stone, you can't get blood out of a stone
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
ναῦται δ' ἐπηυφήμησαν εὐχαῖσιν κόρης παιᾶνα
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