Living
Book XI, 32
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Living
Bacchus, leading the rout of the Graces, instituted in thee, Sicyon, the sermons of the jolly Muse. Indeed, very sweet are his rebukes and in laughter is his sting. A man in his cups teaches wisdom to a clever man of the town.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Honestus. “Book XI, 32.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/honestus/7/.
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