Time & Brevity
Break of Day (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Time & Brevity
Hope evermore steals away life's period, till the last morning cuts short all those many businesses.
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Sardis, Julius Polyaenus of. “Break of Day (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julius-polyaenus/5/.
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Sardis, Julius Polyaenus of. “Break of Day (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julius-polyaenus/5/.
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