Social Commentaries
Scientific Surgery (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Social Commentaries
Agclaus killed Acestorides while operating; for, "Poor man," he said, "he would have been lame for life."
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Nicarchus. “Scientific Surgery (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/48/.
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Nicarchus. “Scientific Surgery (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/48/.
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