Love
Book XVI, 202: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Say not, stranger, that I am he from Lebanon, he who delights in the converse by night of youths who love the revel, I am a little Love and country-bred, the son of the Nymph who dwells hard by, and I further but the gardener’s labour. Hence from my dear fruitful plot I am crowned with four crowns by the four Seasons.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 202: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1023/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 202: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1023/.
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