Meditations, 7.51

Marcus Aurelius  translated by George Long

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51With food and drinks and cunning magic arts

Turning the channel’s course to ’scape from death.[40]

The breeze which heaven has sent

We must endure, and toil without complaining.

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Notes

  • [40] The first two lines are from the Supp. of Euripides, v. 1110.