Arts & Sciences
Book XIII, 3
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
Here lies Hipponax, the maker of verse. If thou art wicked, approach not the tomb, but if thou art good and comest of a good stock, sit thee down fearlessly, and if thou be so minded, fall asleep.
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Codex Note
Paton’s metre label: ‘Scazon iambic trimeters’.
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