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Theodora
by:
Paulus Silentiarius
(6th century A.D.)
translated by William Roger Paton
Scarcely has the pencil
Portrayed the girl's eyes,
But not at all of her hair nor
The supreme lustre of her skin.
If any can paint the sheen of the sun,
He will paint the sheen of Theodora.
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