Living
Book X, 122
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Living
Heaven can do many things even though they be unlikely ; it exalteth the little and casteth down the great. Thy lofty looks and pride it shall make to cease, even though a river bring thee streams of gold. The wind hurts not the rush or the mallow, but the greatest oaks and planes it can lay low on the ground.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Lucillius. “Book X, 122.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lucillius/3/.
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