Living
Book X, 85
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Living
We are all kept and fed for death, like a herd of swine to be slain without reason.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 85.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/88/.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 85.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/88/.
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