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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AEOLUS: THE OLD MEN, by EURIPIDES Poet's Biography
First Line: Alas, how right the ancient saying is
Last Line: And have no wits, although we think us wise.
Subject(s): Old Age
First Line: Alas, how right the ancient saying is
Last Line: And have no wits, although we think us wise.
Subject(s): Old Age
ALAS, how right the ancient saying is:
We, who are old, are nothing else but noise
And shape. Like mimicries of dreams we go,
And have no wits, although we think us wise.
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