Living
The Closed Account (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
I weep not for thee, O dearest of friends; for thou knewest many fair things; and again God dealt thee thy lot of ill.
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MLA
Samos, Philetas of. “The Closed Account (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/philetas/1/.
Chicago
Samos, Philetas of. “The Closed Account (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/philetas/1/.
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