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Book IX, 670: On a Mole in Smyrna on which there was a Cistern
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
A. who made the deep dry land, who amid the surges built out of marble a shore washed on both sides by the sea? And who enabled the sailors to obtain water in the midst of the waves, drawing it with their hands even from the deck? Jb. This resourceful man, noble Venetius, who surpassed Theseus and Pelops by his creations.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 670: On a Mole in Smyrna on which there was a Cistern.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/593/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 670: On a Mole in Smyrna on which there was a Cistern.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/593/.
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