Social Commentaries
Book XI, 219
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
I don’t pay any attention, although some people are to be trusted; but in the meantime, for God’s sake, if you love me, Pamphilus, don’t kiss me.
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Codex Note
Antipater (Sidon or Thessalonica).
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