“I'll battle this bitter finale,
Just me, my dignity and this guitar case.”
Amy Winehouse (1983–2011) English singer and songwriter
Some Unholy War
Song lyrics, Back To Black (2006)
“I have not been without battle.
Bitter affliction was frequent
Between me and my cousins.”
— Taliesin
Book of Taliesin (c. 1275?), Oh God, the God of Formation
Context: I have not been without battle.
Bitter affliction was frequent
Between me and my cousins.
Frequent trials fell
Between me and my fellow-countrymen.
There was frequent contention
Between me and the wretched.
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Phèdre, act I, scene III.
Phèdre (1677)
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