Living
The Rules of the Game (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
All life is a stage and a game: either learn to play it, laying by seriousness, or bear its pains.
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MLA
Alexandria, Palladas of. “The Rules of the Game (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/170/.
Chicago
Alexandria, Palladas of. “The Rules of the Game (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/170/.
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