Love
Book XII, 153
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Love
Time was when Archeades loved to sit close to me, but now not even in play does he turn to look at me, unhappy that I am. Not even Love the honeyed is ever sweet, but often he becomes a sweeter god to lovers when he torments them.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Codex Note
Paton’s heading: “(The Complaint of a Girl)”.
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