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Book IX, 659: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
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What a blessing is a child in our old age! Domninus has made the courts of me, mother Justice, brighter. I shine through my child, and my child through me, each bestowing our glory on the other.
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Scholasticus, Theaetetus. “Book IX, 659: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theaetetus/5/.
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Scholasticus, Theaetetus. “Book IX, 659: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theaetetus/5/.
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