Herodas Complete Works by Herodas

Author:Herodas [Herodas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ancient Classics
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Published: 2021-11-25T08:00:00+00:00

MIME X

Either Mime X and XI or both might belong to Mime IX.

Or ‘brassfly’ [Forms of blind-man’s-buff.] or ‘pot’ playeth he, or tying threads to cockehafers robbeth my distaff of flax.

Mimes of Herodes… Stobaeas in his Anthology: book On Infants.

MIME XI

Sin ’tis no light task to find a habitaunce that liveth sans ills: but whoso hath least thereof him reekon to fare better than another.

Mimes of Herodas… id.

MIME XII

MOLPINOS

Gryllus, Gryllus, when hast entered lifes sixtieth lap, [The MSS of Stobaeus give a most unusual phrase for ‘passed your sixtieth birthday’— ‘rounded your sixtieth sun’ as a runner entering the straight rounds the corner. ] die and become ashes: for blind is the lap that follows, seeing that lifes ray is dimmed.

From Herodes’ Molpinos... id.

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