Zenobius 1.45
Sing the songs of Tellen
English
Proverb
Sing the songs of Tellen
Explanation
set down for jesters. Tellen was a flute-player and lyric poet, who left behind playful pieces of the most rhythmical and graceful sort, and the most polished jokes.
Greek
Proverb
Ἄειδε τὰ Τέλληνος
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν σκωπτικῶν τίθεται ἡ παροιμία. Τέλλην γὰρ αὐλητὴς ἐγένετο καὶ μελῶν ποιητὴς, παίγνιά τε κατέλιπεν εὐρυθμότατα καὶ χάριν ἔχοντα πλείστην καὶ σκώμματα κομψότατα.
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