Living
Epigram CIV. — To Apollo : on Daphne fleeing him
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Living
Put by thy bow. Paean, and hide thy swift arrows: not thee the maid flees, but fears thy shafts.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram CIV. — To Apollo : on Daphne fleeing him.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/301/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram CIV. — To Apollo : on Daphne fleeing him.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/301/.
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