Arts & Sciences
The Grove of the Muses (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Arts & Sciences
Say thou that this grave is consecrate to the Muses, pointing to the books by the plane-trees, and that we guard it; and if a true lover of ours come hither, we crown him with our ivy.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “The Grove of the Muses (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1157/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “The Grove of the Muses (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1157/.
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