Social Commentaries

Book XI, 115

by Nicarchus 1st century AD (Paton’s date)

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)

Social Commentaries

If you have an enemy, Dionysius, call not down on him the curse of Isis or Harpocrates or of any god who blinds men, but call on Simon and you will see what a god’s power is and what Simon’s is.

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Nicarchus. “Book XI, 115.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/22/.

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Nicarchus. “Book XI, 115.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/22/.

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