Social Commentaries
Book IX, 497
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Social Commentaries
Hunger puts an end to love, or if not hunger, time. But if neither of these put out the fire, the only cure left for you is to hang yourself.
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