Social Commentaries
Book XI, 375
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
I sneezed near a tomb and wished to hear of what I hoped, the death of my wife. I sneezed to the winds, but my wife meets with none of the misfortunes of mankind, neither illness nor death.
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Consul, Macedonius the. “Book XI, 375.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macedonius/41/.
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