Living
The Darkness of Dawn (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
Morning by morning passes; then, while we heed not, suddenly the Dark One will be come, and, some by decaying, and some by parching, and some by swelling, will lead us all to the one pit.
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MLA
Ammianus. “The Darkness of Dawn (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ammianus/26/.
Chicago
Ammianus. “The Darkness of Dawn (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ammianus/26/.
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