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Book XVI, 148: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Did Cepheus or the painter expose Andromeda on the rocks, for the judgment of the eye is indecisive And was the monster drawn as we see it on the curving crag, or did it rise out of the neighbouring sea? I see: a skilled man made these things; he was indeed clever thus to deceive our eyes and our wits.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Scholasticus, Arabius. “Book XVI, 148: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/arabius-scholasticus/3/.
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Scholasticus, Arabius. “Book XVI, 148: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/arabius-scholasticus/3/.
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