Living
Book IX, 107
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
They call me the little skiff, and say that I do not sail so well and fearlessly as the ocean ships. I do not deny it; I am a little boat, but small and great are all the same to the sea; it is not a matter of size, but of luck. Let another ship have more rudders? ; one puts his trust in this and another in that, but may I be saved by the grace of God.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Attribution queried by Paton. Paton’s index of authors lists it under Leonidas of Tarentum.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 107.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/12/.
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