Living
Book IX, 12
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
The blind beggar supported the lame one on his feet, and gained in return the help of the other’s eyes. Thus the two incomplete beings fitted into each other to form one complete being, each sup-plying what the other lacked.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 12.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/6/.
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