Living
The Shadow of Life (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
Fools and children are mankind to weep the dead, and not the flower of youth perishing.
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MLA
Megara, Theognis of. “The Shadow of Life (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/0/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “The Shadow of Life (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/0/.
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