Living
The Sum of Knowledge (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
I was not, I came to be; I was, I am not: that is all; and who shall say more, will lie: I shall not be.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “The Sum of Knowledge (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1211/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “The Sum of Knowledge (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1211/.
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