Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 77
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
Scarcely has the pencil portrayed the girl’s eyes, but not at all her hair nor the supreme lustre of her skin. If any can paint the sheen of the sun, he will paint the sheen of Theodora.
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Silentiary, Paul the. “Book XVI, 77.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/paulus-silentiarius/75/.
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Silentiary, Paul the. “Book XVI, 77.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/paulus-silentiarius/75/.
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