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Epigram LXXXI. — On a Statue of Jove touched by Alcon the Doctor
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Yesterday Alcon touched Jove's statue. He, though of marble, felt the doctor's influence. To-day, lo, he is being carried off, bidden to be removed from his ancient place, for all he is a god and made of stone.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram LXXXI. — On a Statue of Jove touched by Alcon the Doctor.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/281/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram LXXXI. — On a Statue of Jove touched by Alcon the Doctor.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/281/.
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