Living
Epigram CV. — On Daphne covered with Bark
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Living
Too envious bark, why hastest thou to overlap the maid? Laurel is Phoebus' due, if the damsel is denied.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram CV. — On Daphne covered with Bark.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/302/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram CV. — On Daphne covered with Bark.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/302/.
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