Social Commentaries
Book XI, 111
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
Lean Diophantus once wishing to hang himself took a thread from a spider’s web and did so.
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Nicarchus. “Book XI, 111.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/18/.
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Nicarchus. “Book XI, 111.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/18/.
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