Social Commentaries
Book XI, 266
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
Demosthenes has a lying mirror, for if she saw the truth she would not want to look into it at all.
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Lucillius. “Book XI, 266.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lucillius/103/.
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Lucillius. “Book XI, 266.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lucillius/103/.
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