Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 318: On the Portrait of a Dull Rhetor
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
Who painted thee who speakest not in the character of a rhetor? Thou art silent, and dost not speak: nothing more lifelike.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 318: On the Portrait of a Dull Rhetor.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1072/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 318: On the Portrait of a Dull Rhetor.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1072/.
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