Living
Book IX, 695: On the Stone Acoetonus
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
You see what great beauty lies in the disorderly order of the veins in the stone.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 695: On the Stone Acoetonus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/616/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 695: On the Stone Acoetonus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/616/.
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