Religion
Book VI, 68
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
I dedicate to thee this lead disc that, by its revolutions, marks the furrows for the straight-travelling pen to run in, the ruler which assures that the mark of the staining lead shall be straight, the stone that sharpens the deftly split pens, the inkstand and pens, by which Time guards for future generations the voice of the departed. Receive, too, the steel chisel, to which bold Ares and the Muses assigned its proper task These all, Hermes, are thy tools, and do thou set straight the life of feeble Philodemus, whose livelihood is failing him.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VI, 68.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/10/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VI, 68.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/10/.
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