Love
Bissula VI. — To a Painter : on Painting Bissula's Portrait
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book IX. — Bissula
Love
Painter, if you intend to paint my darling's face, let your art imitate the Attic bees.
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MLA
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Bissula VI. — To a Painter : on Painting Bissula's Portrait.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/133/.
Chicago
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Bissula VI. — To a Painter : on Painting Bissula's Portrait.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/133/.
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