Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 12: On a Statue of Pan
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Mythology & Folklore
Come and sit under my pine that murmurs thus sweetly, bending to the soft west wind. And see, too, this fountain that drops honey, beside which, playing on my reeds in the solitude, I bring sweet sleep.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 12: On a Statue of Pan.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/939/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 12: On a Statue of Pan.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/939/.
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