Religion
Book III, Metre III (I. T.): The Insatiableness of Avarice
Translated by "I. T." (1609), revised by H. F. Stewart (Loeb, 1918) · From The Consolation of Philosophy (I. T. 1609, rev. Stewart, Loeb 1918)
Although the rich man from his mines of gold,
Dig treasure which his mind can never fill,
And lofty neck with precious pearls enfold,
And his fat fields with many oxen till,
Yet biting cares will never leave his head,
Nor will his wealth attend him being dead.
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Boethius. “Book III, Metre III (I. T.): The Insatiableness of Avarice.” Translated by "I. T." (1609), revised by H. F. Stewart. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/boethius/74/.
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Boethius. “Book III, Metre III (I. T.): The Insatiableness of Avarice.” Translated by "I. T." (1609), revised by H. F. Stewart. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/boethius/74/.
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