Social Commentaries
The Popular Singer (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Social Commentaries
The night-raven's song is deadly; but when Demophilus sings, the very night-raven dies.
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MLA
Nicarchus. “The Popular Singer (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/43/.
Chicago
Nicarchus. “The Popular Singer (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/43/.
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