Religion
Epigram 56: Lucina, grant thy aid again
Translated by H. W. Tytler (1793; Bohn 1856) · From Works of Callimachus (Tytler, 1793)
Religion
Lucina, grant thy aid again,
Nor let Lycenis call in vain ;
To thee, propitious power, I bow,
And for a daughter thank thee now:
But if, bright Queen, a boy were mine,
A greater gift should grace thy shrine.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 56: Lucina, grant thy aid again.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/150/.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 56: Lucina, grant thy aid again.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/150/.
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