Arts & Sciences
Epigram 8: No wreaths of ivy Theextetus crown
Translated by H. W. Tytler (1793; Bohn 1856) · From Works of Callimachus (Tytler, 1793)
Arts & Sciences
No wreaths of ivy Theaetetus crown,
Who chose the certain path to high renown ;
Unskilful judges his great worth despise,
And undeserving bards obtain the prize:
Yet envy not, my friend, their short-liv’d fame ;
Admiring Greece shall still resound thy name.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 8: No wreaths of ivy Theextetus crown.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/102/.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 8: No wreaths of ivy Theextetus crown.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/102/.
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