Living
Epigram XXX. — Lines inscribed under a Picture showing a Lion slain by Gratian with a single Arrow
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Living
The death which the lion suffers through so frail a reed is due, not to the weapon's power, but to the wielder's.
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MLA
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XXX. — Lines inscribed under a Picture showing a Lion slain by Gratian with a single Arrow.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/233/.
Chicago
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XXX. — Lines inscribed under a Picture showing a Lion slain by Gratian with a single Arrow.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/233/.
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