Stephanus Poem by Nicarchus

Stephanus



Stephanus was poor and a gardener,
But now having got on well and become rich,
He has suddenly turned into Philostephanus,
Adding five fine letters to the original Stephanus,
And in due time he will be Hippocratippiades or,
Owing to his extravagance, Dionysiopeganodorus.
But in all the market he is still
Stephanus.

translated by William Roger Paton

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