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Epigram LIV. — A Second Set

by Decimus Magnus Ausonius c. AD 310 – c. 395

Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters

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Whether thou dost admire robes woven in Tyrian looms, or lovest a motto neatly traced, my mistress with her charming skill combines the twain: one hand — Sabina's — practises these twin arts.

MLA

Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram LIV. — A Second Set.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/257/.

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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram LIV. — A Second Set.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/257/.

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