Death & Dying
Book VII, 5: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
No, not even if ye set me, Homer, up all of beaten gold in the burning lightning of Zeus, I am not and will not be a Salaminian, I the son of Meles will not be the son of Dmesagoras; let not Greece look on that. Tempt some other poet, but it is thou, Chios, who with the Muses shalt sing my verses to the sons of Hellas.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Attribution doubtful in Paton (uncertain; by some attributed to Alcaeus).
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 5: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/267/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 5: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/267/.
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