Religion
Book VI, 252
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Religion
I am a quince of last year kept fresh in my young skin, unspotted, unwrinkled, as downy as newly-born ones, still attached to my leafy stalk, a rare gift in the winter season ; but for such as thou, my queen, even the cold and snow bear fruit.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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