Living
Fragment XVI (Lang)
Translated by Andrew Lang (1880) · From Theocritus, Bion and Moschus rendered into English Prose (Macmillan, 1889)
Living
May Love call to him the Muses, may the Muses bring with them Love. Ever may the Muses give song to me that yearn for it,—sweet song,—than song there is no sweeter charm.
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Smyrna, Bion of. “Fragment XVI (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bion/33/.
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Smyrna, Bion of. “Fragment XVI (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bion/33/.
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