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Epigram XCVIII. — To the Nymphs who drowned Hylas

by Decimus Magnus Ausonius c. AD 310 – c. 395

Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters

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Ye rave, ye wanton Nymphs, with love as cruel as 'tis fruitless. That lad shall be a flower.

MLA

Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XCVIII. — To the Nymphs who drowned Hylas.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/295/.

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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XCVIII. — To the Nymphs who drowned Hylas.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/295/.

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