Living
Book IX, 356
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
We open another fountain of drink to quaff from it verses of a form hitherto strange to Leonidas. The letters of the couplets give equal numbers. But away with thee, Momus, and set thy sharp teeth in others.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 356.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/27/.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 356.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/27/.
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