Living
Fragment XVII (Lang)
Translated by Andrew Lang (1880) · From Theocritus, Bion and Moschus rendered into English Prose (Macmillan, 1889)
Living
The constant dropping of water, says the proverb, it wears a hole in a stone.
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Smyrna, Bion of. “Fragment XVII (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bion/34/.
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Smyrna, Bion of. “Fragment XVII (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bion/34/.
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