The Mind
Shorter Poems 6: Anger affords a weapon to him who seeks one
Translated by Maurice Platnauer (1922) · From Shorter Poems
The Mind
Whate’er it carries, that rage converts into a weapon. Wrath supplies all with arms. When an angry man thirsts for blood anything will serve him for a spear. Fury turns a stick into a cudgel.
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MLA
Claudian. “Shorter Poems 6: Anger affords a weapon to him who seeks one.” Translated by Maurice Platnauer. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/claudian/33/.
Chicago
Claudian. “Shorter Poems 6: Anger affords a weapon to him who seeks one.” Translated by Maurice Platnauer. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/claudian/33/.
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