Living

Book X, 73

by Palladas of Alexandria 4th century AD

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

Living

If the gale of Fortune bear thee, bear with it and be borne; but if thou rebellest and tormentest thyself, even so the gale bears thee.

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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 73.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/78/.

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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 73.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/78/.

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