Living
Fragment VIII (Lang)
Translated by Andrew Lang (1880) · From Theocritus, Bion and Moschus rendered into English Prose (Macmillan, 1889)
Living
If my ditties be fair, lo these alone will win me glory, these that the Muse aforetime gave to me. And if these be not sweet, what gain is it to me to labour longer?
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Smyrna, Bion of. “Fragment VIII (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bion/25/.
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Smyrna, Bion of. “Fragment VIII (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bion/25/.
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