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Book XVI, 125: On a Picture of Ulysses
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Ever is the sea unkind to the son of Laertes; the flood hath bathed the picture and washed off the figure from the wood. What did it gain thereby? For in Homer’s verse the image of him is painted on immortal pages.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 125: On a Picture of Ulysses.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/997/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 125: On a Picture of Ulysses.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/997/.
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