On the March to Sinopi
\nMithridatis, glorious and powerful,
\nruler of great cities,
\nmaster of strong armies and fleets,
\non the march to Sinopi took a route
\nthrough a remote part of the country
\nwhere a soothsayer lived.
\nMithridatis sent one of his officers
\nto ask the soothsayer how much more property,
\nhow much more power, he’d accumulate in the future.
\nHe dispatched one of his officers,
\nthen continued his march to Sinopi.
\nThe soothsayer withdrew into a secret room.
\nAbout half an hour later he came out, troubled,
\nand said to the officer:
\n“I wasn’t able to clarify things very well.
\nToday’s not a propitious day-
\nthere were some murky shadows, I didn’t understand them fully-
\nbut I think the king should be content with what he has.
\nAnything more will prove dangerous.
\nRemember, officer, to tell him that:
\nfor God’s sake to be satisfied with what he has.
\nFortune changes suddenly.
\nTell King Mithridatis that it’s extremely rare
\nto come across anyone like his ancestor’s companion, that noble companion
\nwho wrote in the earth with his lance
\nthose timely words that saved him: ‘Escape, Mithridatis’.”<\/p>\n
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Constantine P. Cavafy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Source:[http:\/\/cavafis.compupress.gr\/kave_164.htm]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On the March to Sinopi Mithridatis, glorious and powerful, ruler of great cities, master of strong armies and fleets, on the march to Sinopi took a route through a remote part of the country where a soothsayer lived. 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