Love
Epigram XVIII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Love
With one they laugh and chatter, yet beguile
With luring eyes a second;
A third they cherish in their heart the while, —
Their true love who hath reckoned?
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XVIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/17/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XVIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/17/.
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