Living

Book IX, 757

by Simonides of Ceos c. 556 – 468 BC

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)

Living

Ipuron of Corinth painted this. There is no fault in his hand, since the achievement far excels the expectation.

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Ceos, Simonides of. “Book IX, 757.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/simonides/47/.

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Ceos, Simonides of. “Book IX, 757.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/simonides/47/.

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