Arts & Sciences
Book IX, 50: Not an Epigram, but a Couplet from an Elegy
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Arts & Sciences
Rejoice thy own heart, but of thy ill-disposed countrymen one shall speak ill of thee and another well.
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Mimnermus. “Book IX, 50: Not an Epigram, but a Couplet from an Elegy.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mimnermus/0/.
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Mimnermus. “Book IX, 50: Not an Epigram, but a Couplet from an Elegy.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mimnermus/0/.
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