Type 6629
(formerly typ/4529)
| Τὸ μὲν παρὸν σπούδασμα τῷ βίῳ πρέπον· | |
| Προκείσεται γὰρ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς τὴν φύσιν | |
| Θαυμαστὸν ἀρχέτυπον ἀνδρὸς ὀλβίου. | |
| Φιλῆς δὲ μετρεῖν οὐρανοῦ πλάτος θέλων | |
| Ἆρ’ οὐκ ἂν εἰς ἔγκλημα λειφθείη θράσους; | |
| Πλὴν εἰ σχέσις πέπεικε τολμηροὺς λόγους, | |
| Σοφὸς δικαστὴς οὐ κρινεῖ τοῦτο θράσους. |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Author-related epigram |
| Person(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Subject(s) | Manuel Philes (1275-1345) - PLP: XII.29817 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography category to be determined E. Miller, 1855, Manuelis Philae Carmina (vol. 1), Paris: 143 |
| Number of verses | 7 |
| Occurrence(s) |
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| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 769: "Manuel Philes, Praefatio ethpoeiae in laudem Ioannis Cantacuzeni" |
| Permalink | http://dev.dbbe.ugent.be/types/6629 |
Last modified: 2026-01-19.
