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Θᾶσαι τὸν ἀνδριάντα τοῦτον, ὦ ξένε,<br /> | Θᾶσαι τὸν ἀνδριάντα τοῦτον, ὦ ξένε,<br /> | ||
σπουδᾷ καὶ λέγ', ἐπὰν ἐς οἶκον | σπουδᾷ καὶ λέγ', ἐπὰν ἐς οἶκον ἔνθηις·<br /> | ||
“Ἀνακρέοντος εἰκόν' εἶδον ἐν | “Ἀνακρέοντος εἰκόν' εἶδον ἐν Τέωι,<br /> | ||
τῶν πρόσθ' εἴ τι περισσὸν | τῶν πρόσθ' εἴ τι περισσὸν ὠιδοποιῶν.”<br /> | ||
προσθεὶς δὲ χὤτι τοῖς νέοισιν ἅδετο,<br /> | προσθεὶς δὲ χὤτι τοῖς νέοισιν ἅδετο,<br /> | ||
ἐρεῖς ἀτρεκέως ὅλον τὸν ἄνδρα.<br /> | ἐρεῖς ἀτρεκέως ὅλον τὸν ἄνδρα.<br /> | ||
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Θᾶσαι τὸν ἀνδριάντα τοῦτον, ὦ ξένε,
σπουδᾷ καὶ λέγ', ἐπὰν ἐς οἶκον ἔνθηις·
“Ἀνακρέοντος εἰκόν' εἶδον ἐν Τέωι,
τῶν πρόσθ' εἴ τι περισσὸν ὠιδοποιῶν.”
προσθεὶς δὲ χὤτι τοῖς νέοισιν ἅδετο,
ἐρεῖς ἀτρεκέως ὅλον τὸν ἄνδρα.
Look well upon this statue, stranger, and say, when you get home, “I saw the likeness of Anacreon in Teos, one of the greatest among the poets of old.” Add to this that he loved young men, and you will have accurately described the whole man.
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