Living

In Grammaticum Eunuchum.

by Thomas Randolph 1605–1635

Living

GRammaticam Diodore doces Eunuche puellos,
Credo Solaecismum tu Diodore facis,
Cum sis exectus quàm nec Sporus ille Neronis,
Nec mersus liquidis Hermaphroditus aquis.
Non unam liquit tibi saeva novacula testem;
Propria quae maribus cur Diodore legis?
Quae genus aut sexum variant, Heteroclyta tantum▪
Posthàc si sapias tu Diodore legas.

MLA

Randolph, Thomas. “In Grammaticum Eunuchum.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/randolph/31/.

Chicago

Randolph, Thomas. “In Grammaticum Eunuchum.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/randolph/31/.

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