Living
The Joy of Youth (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
Let us bathe, Prodice, and garland ourselves, and drain unmixed wine, lifting larger cups; little is our life of gladness, then old age will stop the rest, and death is the end.
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MLA
Rufinus. “The Joy of Youth (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rufinus/40/.
Chicago
Rufinus. “The Joy of Youth (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rufinus/40/.
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