Living
Epigram XXVII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
Like as the shadows of the twilight hour
Differ from those at morn,
So doth a good man's friendship in its power
From that of evil born: —
One small at first still stronger, deeper grows,
One shortens to the close.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXVII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/26/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXVII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/26/.
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