Living Poets

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Valerius Maximus 9.12.(ext.)8.1-4}}
{{#howtoquote:}}{{#togglenotes:}}
<div class="textwithtranslation">
<div id="maintext">{{AppCritAbbr}}
Sicut Anacreonti quoque, quem {{#lemma: usitatum | ''usitatum'' edd. : ''uis tantum'' m  : ''bis statum'' m}} humanae uitae modum supergressum passae uuae suco tenues et exiles uirium reliquias fouentem unius grani pertinacior in aridis faucibus {{#lemma: mora | ''mora'' m : ''umor'' m : ''tumor'' Gelbcke}} {{#lemma: absumpsit | ''absumpsit'' m : ''adsumpsit'' m}}.
</div>

<div id="translation">
The same also happened to Anacreon, who, having exceeded the ordinary span of human life, was killed by a single pip sticking in his dry throat as he indulged the thin and meagre remains of his strength with the juice of dried grapes.
</div>

</div><div style="clear:both"></div>

{{CollectionsBox
|editor=Nicholas Freer
|guides=[[Anacreon: A Guide to Selected Sources|Anacreon]]
}}

{{#set:Short title=Val. Max. 9.12.(ext.)8.1-4}}

[[Category:Anacreon Collections]]