Nature
Epigram VII: For a Statue of Æsculapius
Translated by C. S. Calverley (1869) · From Epigrams and Epitaphs
Nature
Far as Miletus travelled Pæan's son;
There to be guest of Nicias, guest of one
Who heals all sickness; and who still reveres
Him, for his sake this cedarn image rears.
The sculptor's hand right well did Nicias fill;
And here the sculptor lavished all his skill.
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Theocritus. “Epigram VII: For a Statue of Æsculapius.” Translated by C. S. Calverley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/37/.
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Theocritus. “Epigram VII: For a Statue of Æsculapius.” Translated by C. S. Calverley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/37/.
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