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Book IX, 47: On a Goat that suckled a Wolf
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
It is not by my own will that I suckle the wolf at my own breast, but the shepherd’s folly compels me to do it. Reared by me he will become a beast of prey to attack me. Gratitude cannot change nature.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 47: On a Goat that suckled a Wolf.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/400/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 47: On a Goat that suckled a Wolf.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/400/.
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