ALCAEUS

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Seholiast on Sophocles [Π for anger knows no old age Tut
death’ ]: That is, no mortal man can overcome anger. ὙΠῸ
fierveness of anger does not grow old unless the man dies,
because it is impossible for a living man not to become angry.
It is put proverbially in the words ‘anger grows old last.
This is said because of the aged, since the older they grow
the stronger vrows their anger. Alcaeus gives the statement
in general terms as we (lo.

e.g. “Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a

man to grow old.

68 [To Zeus]
From a Second-Century Papyrus:
he doth not take up. Make thou far-darting,
Father, and unerring the heart of vonder man, Father,
but all such as are inspired by the shameless one

make thou a sinful thing of hate.

69 ‘To Zeus
From the Same:
Father Zeus, though the Lydians, in other men’s
lime of misfortune and having reecived no benefit

at our hands and knowing us not at all, eave us

1 of. Suid. θυμὸς ἑπταβύειος

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