Social Commentaries
Book XI, 250
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
The artist painted the fat man well, but to Hell with him if we shall look on two guzzlers instead of one.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XI, 250.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/726/.
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