Death & Dying
Drowned in Harbour (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Not even when at anchor trust the baleful sea, O sailor, nor even if dry land hold thy cables; for Ion fell into the harbour, and at the plunge wine tied his quick sailor's hands. Beware of revelling on ship-board; the sea is enemy to Iacchus; this law the Tyrrhenians ordained.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Thessalonica, Antipater of. “Drowned in Harbour (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-thessalonica/85/.
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Thessalonica, Antipater of. “Drowned in Harbour (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-thessalonica/85/.
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