Mythology & Folklore
Book XV, 13: On his Professorial Chair
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Mythology & Folklore
If thou art one of the learned seat thyself on me, but if thou hast tasted of the Muse only with the tip of thy finger, .... stand at a distance from me and seek a seat elsewhere. I am a chair who supports men familiar with learning.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Sicily, Constantine of. “Book XV, 13: On his Professorial Chair.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/constantinus-sicily/0/.
Chicago
Sicily, Constantine of. “Book XV, 13: On his Professorial Chair.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/constantinus-sicily/0/.