Living
Book IX, 781: On the Lattice of a House
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
If you shut me I am open, and if you open me you will shut me. Being such, I cannot guard your house.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 781: On the Lattice of a House.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/646/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 781: On the Lattice of a House.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/646/.
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