Editing Timocreon (section)

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{{lang|grc|οὐκ ἄρα Τιμοκρέων μόνος<br />
Μήδοισιν ὁρκιατομεῖ,<br />
ἀλλ᾽ ἐντὶ κἆλλοι δὴ πονη-<br />
ροί κοὐκ ἐγὼ μόνα κόλου-<br />
ρις· ἐντὶ κἄλλαι ᾽λώπεκες.}}<ref>Plutarch ''Themistocles'' 21, cited by David Campbell, ''Greek Lyric'' IV, Loeb Classical Library (1992), page 90</ref><br />
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Timocreon then is not the only one<br />
who swears a solemn oath with the Medes:<br />
there are other scoundrels too.<br />
And I'm not the only one with a docked tail:<br />
there are other foxes too.<ref>David Campbell's translation, ''Greek Lyric'' IV, Loeb Classical Library (1992), page 91</ref>
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The reference to a docked tail is usually understood to indicate some mishap the poet suffered.<ref>David Campbell, ''Greek Lyric'' IV, Loeb Classical Library (1992), page 91, notes</ref> Plutarch identified Themistocles as one of the other 'scoundrels' referred to in the poem.