Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 352: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
The sculptor made the bronze like unto the charioteer, but would that he could have fashioned also the vastness of his skill, its vastness and beauty, a thing that when Nature brought forth late in her life she swore, “I cannot travail again.” She swore it with truthful lips, for to Porphyrius first and alone she gave all her gifts.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 352: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1095/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 352: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1095/.
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