Nature
Book IX, 782: On a Water-clock
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nature
Here men divide the course of bright Phaethon into twelve hours and measure the sun’s path by water, lifting up their minds from earth to heaven.
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Silentiary, Paul the. “Book IX, 782: On a Water-clock.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/paulus-silentiarius/69/.
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Silentiary, Paul the. “Book IX, 782: On a Water-clock.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/paulus-silentiarius/69/.
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