μορφὰς ὁ γράψας, ἤθελον καὶ τοὺς τρόπους:
ἀνεσείρασε δέ μου τὴν ὄρεξιν ἡ τέχνη.
κάλει δὲ μ᾽ Ἀλέξανδρον εὔλαλον, φίλος:

— Paton edition

I who painted the form would fain have painted
also the character, but the limits of art checked my
eagerness. Call me eloquent Alexander, my friend.¹

— Paton edition

I who painted the form would fain have painted
also the character, but the limits of art checked my
eagerness. Call me eloquent Alexander, my friend.¹

— Paton edition

μορφὰς ὁ γράψας, ἤθελον καὶ τοὺς τρόπους:
ἀνεσείρασε δέ μου τὴν ὄρεξιν ἡ τέχνη.
κάλει δὲ μ᾽ Ἀλέξανδρον εὔλαλον, φίλος:

— Paton edition