Living
Book X, 60
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Living
You are wealthy. And what is the end of it? When you depart do you trail your riches after you as you are being pulled to your tomb? You gather wealth spending time, but you cannot pile up a heavier measure of life.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 60.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/72/.
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