Nature
Epigram XX: Under a Statue of Peisander, Who Wrote the Labours of Heracles
Translated by C. S. Calverley (1869) · From Epigrams and Epitaphs
He whom ye gaze on was the first
That in quaint song the deeds rehearsed
Of him whose arm was swift to smite,
Who dared the lion to the fight:
That tale, so strange, so manifold,
Peisander of Cameirus told.
For this good work, thou may'st be sure,
His country placed him here,
In solid brass that shall endure
Through many a month and year.
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MLA
Theocritus. “Epigram XX: Under a Statue of Peisander, Who Wrote the Labours of Heracles.” Translated by C. S. Calverley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/50/.
Chicago
Theocritus. “Epigram XX: Under a Statue of Peisander, Who Wrote the Labours of Heracles.” Translated by C. S. Calverley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/50/.
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