Living
Book IX, 502
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
I require “conditum.”! Where did “conditum” get its name from for it is alien to the Greek - tongue. If it is a Latin word you will know, who are such a good Latin scholar. Prepare it for me, then, for the malady of the stomach from which I suffer requires this drink, I am told.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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