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BION XIII–XVI
XIII.—[DO IT YOURSELF]
…It is not well, friend, to go to a craftsman upon all matters, nor to resort unto another man in every business, but rather to make you a pipe yourself; and ’faith, ’tis not so hard, neither…
XIV.—[LOVE AND SONG]
May Love call the Muses, and the Muses bring Love; and may the Muses ever give me song at my desire, dear melodious song, the sweetest physic in the world.
XV.—[PERSISTENCE]
…’Tis said a continual dripping will e’en wear a hollow in a stone…
XVI.—[WORTHY OF HIS HIRE]
…I pray you leave me not without some reward; for even Phoebus is paid for his music, and a meed maketh things better…
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