Living
Epigram XLVII. — On the same
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Living
None had a better pupil or a better master in virtue and the Cynic lore. He knows that I speak truth who knows each of the two, Alcides the god and Diogenes the dog (Cynic).
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XLVII. — On the same.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/250/.
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