Epigram 8.226

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τὴν σκαπάνην ἐπ᾽ ἄρουραν, ἐμῷ δ᾽ ἐπὶ σήματι βάλλειν
δάκρυα, μὴ παλάμας: ἥδε δίκη φθιμένων.

— Paton edition

Use the mattock for husbandry, but on my tomb
shed tears and lay no violent hands. That is justice
to the dead.

— Paton edition

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Epigram 8.226: Addition of [eng] Use the mattock for husbandry, but … by “maximeguénette

Epigram 8.226: Addition of [fra] Portez la pioche dans les champs, … by “maximeguénette

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