Dionysius the Sophist

Dionysius the Sophist (2nd century BC) was a little-known Greek writer, some of whose poems survive in the Greek Anthology.

Quotes

 * Anth. Pal. v. 81.
 * Ἡ τὰ ῥόδα, ῥοδόεσσαν ἔχεις χάριν ἀλλὰ τί πωλεῖς; σαυτήν, ἢ τὰ ῥόδα; ἠὲ συναμφότερα;
 * You with the roses, rosy is your charm; but what do you sell, yourself or the roses, or both?
 * W. R. Paton, Greek Anthology, i, p. 167.
 * PRETTY maid, you are fair as the roses you bear; Come tell me, what is it you sell? Your kisses, your posies, yourself or your roses, Or yourself and your roses as well?
 * "The Flower-Girl" A. C. Benson, The Reed of Pan (1922), p. 169.
 * ROSE girl, bearing your posies, What are you coming to sell? Is it yourself or your roses, Or yourself and your roses as well?
 * Simon Raven, The Roses of Picardie (1980)