Love
Book V, 59
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Love
You say “one should fly from Love.” It is labour lost; how shall I on foot escape from a winged creature that pursues me close?
Cite this poem
MLA
Archias. “Book V, 59.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/archias/1/.
Chicago
Archias. “Book V, 59.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/archias/1/.
Read this poem with the Codex →