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Book XVI, 33: On a Portrait of Callinicus the Cubicularius
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Thou conquerest in beauty of soul as much as in beauty of face, for thou possessest everything that is worthy of thy name, and ever in the bed-chamber, sending the emperor to sleep, thou dost sow all gentleness in his ears.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Scholasticus, Leontius. “Book XVI, 33: On a Portrait of Callinicus the Cubicularius.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leontius/11/.
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Scholasticus, Leontius. “Book XVI, 33: On a Portrait of Callinicus the Cubicularius.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/leontius/11/.
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