Death & Dying
Book VII, 586
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
It was not the sea which was thy end, and the gales, but insatiable love of that commerce which turned thee mad. Give me a little living from the land; let others pursue profit from the sea gained by fighting the storms.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 586.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/27/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 586.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/27/.
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