Arts & Sciences
Book XIV, 144
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
A. How heavy is the base I stand on together with myself! B. And my base together with myself weighs the same number of talents. A. But I alone weigh twice as much as your base. B. And I alone weigh three times the weight of yours.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Metrodorus. “Book XIV, 144.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/metrodorus/26/.
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