Living
Book IX, 230
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
Thou wert sore tired by the ascent of great Helicon, but didst drink thy fill of the sweet waters of the spring of Pegasus. Even so the labour of study is up-hill, but if thou attainest the summit thou shalt quaff the pleasant gift of the Muses.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Honestus. “Book IX, 230.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/honestus/4/.
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Honestus. “Book IX, 230.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/honestus/4/.
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