Time & Brevity
Nemesis (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Thou saidst, by the Cyprian, what not even a god might, O greatly-daring spirit; Theron did not appear fair to thee; to thee Theron did not appear fair; nay, thou wouldst have it so: and thou wilt not quake even before the flaming thunderbolt of Zeus. Wherefore lo! indignant Nemesis hath set thee forth to see, who wert once so voluble, for an example of rashness of tongue.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Gadara, Meleager of. “Nemesis (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/178/.
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Gadara, Meleager of. “Nemesis (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/178/.
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