Note 48 — THE ACCOUNT OF THE LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS.46
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The three songs were—Ἄμες ποτ’ ἦμες ἄλκιμοι νεανίαι, We once were valiant youth; Ἄμες δέ γ’ ἐσμέν· αἰ δὲ λῆς, αὐγάσδεο, And we are now: If you will, behold us; Ἄμες δέ γ’ ἐσσόμεσθα πολλῷ κάρρονες, And we will soon be far more valiant. (G.)