Death & Dying
Book VII, 217: A slightly different version is attributed by Athenaeus to Plato
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
I hold Archeanassa the courtesan from Colophon even on whose wrinkles sweet Love sat. Ah, ye lovers, who plucked the fresh flowers of her youth in its first piercing brilliance, through what a fiery furnace did you pass!
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Samos, Asclepiades of. “Book VII, 217: A slightly different version is attributed by Athenaeus to Plato.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/asclepiades/20/.
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Samos, Asclepiades of. “Book VII, 217: A slightly different version is attributed by Athenaeus to Plato.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/asclepiades/20/.
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