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Epigram XXXVII. — On the same Pergamus
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Pergamus, when thou wast punished 'twas not just thy brow should bear the penalty which thy slow hands earned. Nay, do thou, their master, control thy errant limbs: it is unfair to torment those not really guilty. Either mark that right-hand which will not make a mark, or shackle those errant feet with an iron weight.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XXXVII. — On the same Pergamus.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/240/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XXXVII. — On the same Pergamus.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/240/.
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