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EPIGRAM by DECIMUS MAGNUS AUSONIUS

First Line: VAIN PAINTER, WHY DOST STRIVE MY FACE TO DRAW
Last Line: AND IF YOU'LL PAINT ME LIKE, THEN PAINT A SOUND.

VAIN painter, why dost strive my face to draw.
With busy hands, a goddess' eyes ne'er saw?
Daughter of air and wind, I do rejoice
In empty shouts, without a mind a voice.
Within your ears, shrill echo, I rebound,
And if you'll paint me like, then paint a sound.



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