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Book IX, 123: Isopsephon
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
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A she-goat rushing to browse on a wild pear recovered her sight from the tree, and lo! was no longer blind in one eye. For the sharp thorn pricked the one eye. See how a tree benefited more than the surgeon’s skill.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 123: Isopsephon.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/13/.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 123: Isopsephon.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/13/.
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