Death & Dying
Book XV, 20
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Death & Dying
Pass by this miserable life in silence, imitating by thy silence Time himself. Live likewise unnoticed; or if not, thou shalt be so in death.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book XV, 20.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/149/.
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