Social Commentaries
God and the Doctor (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Social Commentaries
Marcus the doctor called yesterday on the marble Zeus; though marble, and though Zeus, his funeral is to-day.
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MLA
Nicarchus. “God and the Doctor (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/45/.
Chicago
Nicarchus. “God and the Doctor (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/45/.
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