---
title: Fragments on Life
title_greek: Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Βίου
author: Magnes Comicus
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eul_aid: cxa
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period: Classical
dialect: "Attic (com, frg)"
domain: Comedy
format: Verse
license: CC0-1.0
---

# Fragments on Life

*Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Βίου*

**Author:** Magnes Comicus

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## Text

### book 1.1

ταγηνίας ἤδη

### book 1.2

τεθέασαι

### book 1.3

χλιαροὺς σίζοντας, ὅταν αὐτοῖσιν ἐπιχέῃς μέλι;

### book 2.1

καὶ ταῦτα μέν μοι τῶν κακῶν

### book 2.2

παροψίδες.

### book 3.1

λούσαντα

### book 3.2

χρὴ καὶ βακκάριδι κεχριμένον.

### book 4

ὀνειρομάντεσιν ἀναλύταις

### book 5

οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδεὶς οὐδ’ ὁ Μυσῶν ἔσχατος.

### book 6

εἰπέ μοι, νυνδὴ μὲν ὤμνυς μὴ γεγονέναι, νῦν δὲ φῄς.

### book 7

ἀπρόστομον (ξίφος)

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