Arts & Sciences
Book XIV, 58: On an Artichoke
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
I have a brain without a head, and I am green and rise from the earth by a long neck. I am like a ball placed on a flute, and if you search within my flanks I have there my mother’s father.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 58: On an Artichoke.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/859/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 58: On an Artichoke.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/859/.
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