Love
Book V, 50
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Love
Poverty and Love are my two woes. Poverty I will bear easily, but the fire of Cypris I cannot.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book V, 50.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/143/.
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