Arts & Sciences
Book IX, 594: On a Picture of Socrates
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Arts & Sciences
Painter, who hast reproduced the form of Socrates, would thou couldst have put his soul into the wax!
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 594: On a Picture of Socrates.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/560/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 594: On a Picture of Socrates.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/560/.
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