Living
Epigram LXXI. — On the same Heifer of Myron now endowed with Breath
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Living
Myron's brazen heifer could low aloud, but fears to spoil the artist's craftsmanship. For to make me seem alive is more than to make me live; and not the works of God are wondrous, but the artist's.
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MLA
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram LXXI. — On the same Heifer of Myron now endowed with Breath.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/273/.
Chicago
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram LXXI. — On the same Heifer of Myron now endowed with Breath.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/273/.
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