Living
Book IX, 763: On a Magistrate's Axe
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
If thou art guilty of crime, thy eyes see here an axe, but if thou art innocent, I am only silver to thee.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book IX, 763: On a Magistrate's Axe.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/51/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book IX, 763: On a Magistrate's Axe.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/51/.
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