Mythology & Folklore
Do It Yourself
Translated by J. M. Edmonds (1912) · From The Greek Bucolic Poets (Loeb, 1912)
Mythology & Folklore
. . . It is not well, friend, to got to a craftsman upon all matters, nor to resort unto another man in every business, but rather to make you a pipe yourself; and 'faith, 'tis not so hard, neither . . .
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Smyrna, Bion of. “Do It Yourself.” Translated by J. M. Edmonds. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bion/12/.
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Smyrna, Bion of. “Do It Yourself.” Translated by J. M. Edmonds. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bion/12/.
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