Living
Nil Expedit (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
Naked I came on earth, and naked I depart under earth, and why do I vainly labour, seeing the naked end?
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MLA
Alexandria, Palladas of. “Nil Expedit (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/165/.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Nil Expedit (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/165/.
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