Social Commentaries
The Faultless Dancer (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Social Commentaries
Snub-nosed Memphis danced Daphnis and Niobe; Daphne like a stock, Niobe like a stone.
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MLA
Alexandria, Palladas of. “The Faultless Dancer (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/158/.
Chicago
Alexandria, Palladas of. “The Faultless Dancer (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/158/.
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