Living

Book IX, 146

by Anonymous (Greek Anthology) various, 7th c. BC – 10th c. AD

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)

Living

I, Eunus, have set up Hope and Nemesis by the altar, the one in order that thou mayst hope, the other that thou mayst get nothing.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 146.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/430/.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 146.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/430/.

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