Living
Book X, 44
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Living
If a friend receives a present he at once writes beginning “Lord brother,’ but if he gets nothing he only says “ Brother.” For these words are to be bought and sold. I at least wish no “Lord,” for I have nothing to give.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 44.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/56/.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 44.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/56/.
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