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kal<strong>in</strong>doume/naj kai\ palaiou&saj kai\ mimoume/naj ta_j h(mete/raj e0pisth&maj, ou)d' e0k<br />

tou&twn du&nantai gnw~nai th_n paidei/an kai\ th_n e0pime/leian, o3shn e1xei du&nam<strong>in</strong>,<br />

ou)d' o3ti tau~ta polu_ a2n qa~tton th_n h(mete/ran fu&s<strong>in</strong> h2 th_n e0kei/nwn w)felh&seien:<br />

But most absurd <strong>of</strong> all, they [Isocrates’ detractors] behold <strong>in</strong> the shows which are held<br />

year after year lions which are more gentle toward their tra<strong>in</strong>ers than some people are<br />

toward their benefactors, <strong>and</strong> bears which dance about <strong>and</strong> wrestle <strong>and</strong> imitate our skill,<br />

<strong>and</strong> yet they are not able to judge even from these <strong>in</strong>stances the power which education<br />

<strong>and</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g have, nor can they see that human nature will respond more promptly than<br />

the animals to the benefits <strong>of</strong> education.<br />

129<br />

Julian, Prefect <strong>of</strong> Egypt, Anthologia Palat<strong>in</strong>a 9.738 A.D. VI<br />

Text <strong>and</strong> translation: W. R. Paton, ed., tr., <strong>The</strong> Greek Anthology III (London <strong>and</strong> New<br />

York, 1915; repr. 1925).<br />

0En boi6 ta|~d' e0ma&xonto Fu&sij kai\ po&tnia Te/xna:<br />

a)mfote/raij de\ Mu&rwn i]son o1passe ge/raj:<br />

derkome/noij me\n ga_r Fu&sioj kra&toj h3rpase Te/xna:<br />

au)ta_r e0faptome/noij h( Fu&sij e0sti\ fu&sij.<br />

Nature <strong>and</strong> Queen Art strove <strong>in</strong> the matter <strong>of</strong><br />

this cow, <strong>and</strong> Myron gave to each a prize <strong>of</strong> equal<br />

value. When one looks at it Art robs nature <strong>of</strong><br />

her superiority, but when one touches it Nature is nature.<br />

130<br />

Julian, Prefect <strong>of</strong> Egypt, Anthologia Palat<strong>in</strong>a 9.739 A.D. VI<br />

Text <strong>and</strong> translation: W. R. Paton, ed., tr., <strong>The</strong> Greek Anthology III (London <strong>and</strong> New<br />

York, 1915; repr. 1925).<br />

1Hpafe kai\ se\ mu&wpa Mu&rwn, o3ti ke/ntron e0rei/deij<br />

pleurai=j xalkoxu&toij a)ntitu&poio boo&j.<br />

ou) ne/mesij de\ mu&wpi. ti/ ga_r to&son; ei1 ge kai\ au)tou_j<br />

o)fqalmou_j nome/wn h)pero&peuse Mu&rwn.<br />

Myron deceived thee too, gadfly, that thou plungest<br />

thy st<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to the hard flanks <strong>of</strong> the bronze cow.<br />

But the gadfly is excusable. What wonder! when<br />

Myron deceived even the eyes <strong>of</strong> the herdsmen.<br />

131<br />

Leonidas <strong>of</strong> Tarentum, Anthologia Palat<strong>in</strong>a 9.719 III B.C.<br />

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