Love
Shorter Poems 15: The Poor Lover
Translated by Maurice Platnauer (1922) · From Shorter Poems
Love
Biting poverty and cruel Cupid are my foes. Hunger I can endure; love I cannot.
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MLA
Claudian. “Shorter Poems 15: The Poor Lover.” Translated by Maurice Platnauer. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/claudian/42/.
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Claudian. “Shorter Poems 15: The Poor Lover.” Translated by Maurice Platnauer. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/claudian/42/.
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