the twain stood in gleaming arms and changed not colour

From LSJ

Θνητὸς πεφυκὼς τοὐπίσω πειρῶ βλέπειν → Homo natus id, quod instat, ut videas, age → Als sterblich Wesen mühe dich zu seh'n, was folgt

Menander, Monostichoi, 249

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

ἔσταν δὲ λαμπρὼ χρῶμα τ' οὐκ ἠλλαξάτην

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