Living
The Last Word (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
Thou talkest much, O man, and thou art laid in earth after a little: keep silence, and while thou yet livest, meditate on death.
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MLA
Alexandria, Palladas of. “The Last Word (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/171/.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “The Last Word (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/171/.
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