Living
The Way of the World (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
Mortal is what belongs to mortals, and all things pass by us; and if not, yet we pass by them.
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MLA
Lucian. “The Way of the World (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lucian/41/.
Chicago
Lucian. “The Way of the World (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lucian/41/.
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