Arts & Sciences
Book XIV, 57: On a Date
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
I have the same name as my mother and I am sweeter than my mother, but she is tall and I am tiny; she is uneatable, all but her head, but I can all be eaten; only my guts are inedible.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 57: On a Date.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/858/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 57: On a Date.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/858/.
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