Nature
Book IX, 325: On a Shell with an image of Love carved inside it
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nature
Or old I dwelt in the depths on a sea-washed rock clothed in luxuriant seaweed, but now in my bosom sleeps the delightful child, tender Love, the servant of diademed Cypris.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 325: On a Shell with an image of Love carved inside it.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/461/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 325: On a Shell with an image of Love carved inside it.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/461/.
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