Epigram 9.687

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On a Painting

Codex Palatinus 23, p.473

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μορφὰς ὁ γράψας, ἤθελον καὶ τοὺς τρόπους:
ἀνεσείρασε δέ μου τὴν ὄρεξιν ἡ τέχνη.
κάλει δὲ μ᾽ Ἀλέξανδρον εὔλαλον, φίλος:

— Paton edition

I who painted the form would fain have painted
also the character, but the limits of art checked my
eagerness. Call me eloquent Alexander, my friend.¹

— Paton edition

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Paton Edition: 1 In this line it seems to be the portrait which speaks.

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Epigram 9.687: Creation of Scholium 9.687.1 by “epheline

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