Social Commentaries
Book XI, 231
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
You are a wild beast all but a letter and a man by a letter, and you deserve many of the beasts that you are all but a letter.
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Ammianus. “Book XI, 231.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ammianus/22/.
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Ammianus. “Book XI, 231.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ammianus/22/.
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