Living
Book IX, 55
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
If anyone who has reached old age prays for life, he deserves to go on growing old for many decades.
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Codex Note
Also attributed to Menecrates of Samos.
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Lucillius. “Book IX, 55.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lucillius/1/.
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Lucillius. “Book IX, 55.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lucillius/1/.
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