Note 102 — Chapter X · THE LYRIC POETS.
Reading edition
The reputation gained by Simonides among the ancients for the sorrow of his song is proved by the phrase of Catullus,—"Mœstius lachrymis Simonideis" (more sad than tears shed by Simonides).
Reading edition
The reputation gained by Simonides among the ancients for the sorrow of his song is proved by the phrase of Catullus,—"Mœstius lachrymis Simonideis" (more sad than tears shed by Simonides).