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Island Tyre was my nurse, and Gadara, which | Island Tyre was my nurse, and Gadara, which | ||
- | is Attic,! but lies in Sja-ia, gave birth to me. | + | is Attic but lies in Sjaia, gave birth to me. |
From Eucrates I sprung, Meleager, who first by | From Eucrates I sprung, Meleager, who first by | ||
the help of the Muses ran abreast of the Graces of | the help of the Muses ran abreast of the Graces of | ||
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wrote these lines in my tablets before my burial; for | wrote these lines in my tablets before my burial; for | ||
eld and death are near neighbours. Speak a word | eld and death are near neighbours. Speak a word | ||
- | to wish me, the loquacious old man, well, and maj^st | + | to wish me, the loquacious old man, well, and mast |
thou reach a loquacious old age thyself | thou reach a loquacious old age thyself | ||
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received me and brought me up to manlihood. When | received me and brought me up to manlihood. When | ||
I reached old age, Cos, which nurtured Zeus,i made | I reached old age, Cos, which nurtured Zeus,i made | ||
- | me one of her Meropian citizens and cared for my de- | + | me one of her Meropian citizens and cared for my declining |
- | clining | + | |
son of Eucrates, more than most men with the Graces | son of Eucrates, more than most men with the Graces | ||
of **Menippus**. \\ | of **Menippus**. \\ | ||
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