Love
Laus Veneris (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Love
Sweet is snow in summer for the thirsty to drink, and sweet for sailors after winter to see the garland of spring; but most sweet when one cloak shelters two lovers, and the tale of love is told by both.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Samos, Asclepiades of. “Laus Veneris (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/asclepiades/38/.
Chicago
Samos, Asclepiades of. “Laus Veneris (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/asclepiades/38/.
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