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Book XVI, 313: On a Statue of the Rhetor Ptolemy at Antioch
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
A. Statue, who created thee? B. Eloquence. A. Whose art thou? B. Ptolemy’s. A. Which? B. The Cretan’s. A. Because of what? B. For merit. A. What kind of merit? B. All kinds. A. To whom? B. To lawyers. A. And does a wooden statue satisfy you? B. Yes, Ptolemy accepts no gold.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 313: On a Statue of the Rhetor Ptolemy at Antioch.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1071/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 313: On a Statue of the Rhetor Ptolemy at Antioch.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1071/.
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