Living
Book IX, 766: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
It is the office of nets to surround the winged tribes and enclose their quick brood; but I take pleasure in chasing them away and do not cover them round, but rather keep them off when they attack. Not a single mosquito, however small, will manage to get through the fabric of my net. One may say that I save from death the winged creatures while I guard the beds of men. Can anyone be more righteous than I am?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book IX, 766: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/73/.
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