Love
Book XII, 19
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Love
Though I would, I cannot make thee my friend; for neither dost thou ask, nor give to me when I ask, nor accept what I give.
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