elegy

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Κέρδος πονηρὸν ζημίαν ἀεὶ φέρει → Quaestus iniquos damna consequi solent → Unehrlicher Gewinn trägt immer Strafe ein

Menander, Monostichoi, 301

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P. and V. θρῆνος. ὁ (Plato), P. θρηνῳδία, ἡ (Plato), V. θρηνήματα, τά.

sing an elegy, v.: P. and V. θρηνεῖν; see dirge.