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Book XVI, 279: On the Lyre-playing Stone at Megara
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
As thou passest by Nisaea remember me, the musical stone; for when Alcathous was building his towered wall, then Phoebus lifted on his shoulder the building stone, laying down his Delphian lyre in me. Hence I am a lyrist; strike me with a small pebble and get evidence of what I boast.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 279: On the Lyre-playing Stone at Megara.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1053/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 279: On the Lyre-playing Stone at Megara.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1053/.
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