Living
Book X, 32
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Living
There’s many a slip ‘twixt the cup and the lip.
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Codex Note
Paton prints the name in square brackets (attribution doubtful).
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 32.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/54/.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 32.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/54/.
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