Living
Book IX, 565
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
Theaetetus walked in an untrodden road, and if this path does not lead, Bacchus, to thy ivy, the heralds shall call the names of others for a brief season, but Hellas shall proclaim his wisdom for ever.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Callimachus. “Book IX, 565.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/50/.
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