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Epigram LXXXII. — To Eunus, a lecherous Fellow
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Eunus, why dost thou seek to win Phyllis, the scent-seller? Diceris hanc mediam lambere, non molere. Look that the names of her wares do not deceive thee, or that thou beest not deceived by the scent of Seplasia, while you think rank and fragrant smell alike and that spikenard and stockfish have the same savour.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram LXXXII. — To Eunus, a lecherous Fellow.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/282/.
Chicago
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram LXXXII. — To Eunus, a lecherous Fellow.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/282/.
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