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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MUTES IN LIFE'S CHORUS, by MENANDER Poet's Biography First Line: Not all the chorus sing: to swell their number Last Line: None live but those who have the means of living. | |||
NOT all the chorus sing: to swell their number Some two or three stand by, no utterance giving. And so with men: the ground full many cumber: None live but those who have the means of living. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEATH THE LEVELLER by MENANDER MY OWN, MY NATIVE LAND by MENANDER THE EPITREPONTES (THE ARBITRATION): CHARISIUS REBUKES HIMSELF by MENANDER THE FAMILY DINNER-PARTY by MENANDER THIS DEFILETH A MAN by MENANDER THIS WORLD IS ALL A FLEETING SHOW by MENANDER |
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