<GetPassage xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns="http://chs.harvard.edu/xmlns/cts">
            <request>
                <requestName>GetPassage</requestName>
                <requestUrn>urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1:L.lais_1</requestUrn>
            </request>
            <reply>
                <urn>urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1:L.lais_1</urn>
                <passage>
                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text xml:base="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><body xml:lang="eng" n="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><div type="textpart" subtype="alphabetic_letter" n="L"><div type="textpart" subtype="entry" xml:id="lais-bio-1" n="lais_1"><head><persName xml:lang="la"><surname full="yes">Lais</surname></persName></head><p>(<label xml:lang="grc">Λαίς</label>), a name borne by more than one Grecian Hetaera. Two
      were celebrated; but, as the ancient writers in their accounts and anecdotes respecting them
      seldom indicate which they refer to, and where they do draw the distinction, frequently speak
      of the one, while what they say of her is manifestly applicable only to the other, it is
      difficult, and sometimes impossible, to decide how to apportion the numerous notices
      respecting them which have come down to us. Jacobs, who has bestowed some attention on this
      subject, distinguishes the two following :--</p></div></div></body></text></TEI>
                </passage>
            </reply>
            </GetPassage>