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Epigram VII. — On Philomusus a Grammar-Master
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Because with purchased books thy library is crammed, dost think thyself a learned man and scholarly, Philomusus? After this sort thou wilt lay up strings, keys, and lyres, and, having purchased all, to-morrow thou wilt be a musician.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram VII. — On Philomusus a Grammar-Master.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/210/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram VII. — On Philomusus a Grammar-Master.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/210/.
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