Death & Dying
Book VII, 192: On a Locust
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
No longer, locust, sitting in the fruitful furrows shalt thou sing with thy shrill-toned wings, nor shalt thou delight me as I lie under the shade of the leaves, striking sweet music from thy tawny wings.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Mnasalcas. “Book VII, 192: On a Locust.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mnasalcas/7/.
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Mnasalcas. “Book VII, 192: On a Locust.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mnasalcas/7/.
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