Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 197: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
Who bound thy hands to the pillar in a fast knot? Who took captive fire by fire and guile by guile? My boy, bedew not thy sweet face with tears, for thou dost take delight in the tears of young men.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book XVI, 197: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/77/.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book XVI, 197: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/77/.
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