Living
Book IX, 176
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
I was invited to dinner by you, the orator, and if I failed to come I have the honour you paid me, and am still more your friend. For my heart does not rejoice in appreciation of viands, but is nourished only by the honour it tastes.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book IX, 176.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/29/.
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