Social Commentaries
Book XI, 428
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
Way do you wash in vain your Indian body? Give up that device. You cannot shed the sunlight on dark night.
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Lucian. “Book XI, 428.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lucian/26/.
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Lucian. “Book XI, 428.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lucian/26/.
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