Love
Ode LXXII
Translated by Thomas Moore (1800) · From Odes of Anacreon (1800)
Love
Fare thee well, perfidious maid,
My soul, too long on earth delayed,
Delayed, perfidious girl, by thee,
Is on the wing for liberty.
I fly to seek a kindlier sphere,
Since thou hast ceased to love me here!
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Anacreon. “Ode LXXII.” Translated by Thomas Moore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anacreon/71/.
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Anacreon. “Ode LXXII.” Translated by Thomas Moore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anacreon/71/.
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