Living
Book IX, 678: On a Village near Smyrna
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
What a great and laborious work is this, too, that thou hast achieved, Agaclides, gaining great glory by thy daring! Thou hast enriched this parched land of the ancient Nymph Bassa with water and baths.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 678: On a Village near Smyrna.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/600/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 678: On a Village near Smyrna.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/600/.
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