Love
Book V, 6
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Love
Callignotus swore to Ionis that never man nor woman would be dearer to him than she. He swore, - but it is true what they say, that Lovers’ oaths do not penetrate the ears of the immortals. Now he is glowing with love for a youth, and of the poor girl, as of the Megarians, there is neither word nor count.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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