Mythology & Folklore
Persistence
Translated by J. M. Edmonds (1912) · From The Greek Bucolic Poets (Loeb, 1912)
Mythology & Folklore
. . . 'Tis said a continual dripping will e'en wear a hollow in a stone . . .
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Smyrna, Bion of. “Persistence.” Translated by J. M. Edmonds. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bion/14/.
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Smyrna, Bion of. “Persistence.” Translated by J. M. Edmonds. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bion/14/.
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