Social Commentaries
Who So Pale and Wan, Fond Lover (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Social Commentaries
Drink, Asclepiades; why these tears? what ails thee? not of thee only has the cruel Cyprian made her prey, nor for thee only bitter Love whetted the arrows of his bow; why while yet alive liest thou in the dust?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Samos, Asclepiades of. “Who So Pale and Wan, Fond Lover (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/asclepiades/45/.
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Samos, Asclepiades of. “Who So Pale and Wan, Fond Lover (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/asclepiades/45/.
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