Living

Book X, 61

by Palladas of Alexandria 4th century AD

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)

Living

Avoid the rich; they are shameless, domestic tyrants, hating poverty, the mother of temperance.

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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 61.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/73/.

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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 61.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/73/.

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