Love
Shorter Poems 16: The Same
Translated by Maurice Platnauer (1922) · From Shorter Poems
Love
A hungry pauper am I, a victim fallen to love. Two ills; but poverty is the lesser.
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Claudian. “Shorter Poems 16: The Same.” Translated by Maurice Platnauer. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/claudian/43/.
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Claudian. “Shorter Poems 16: The Same.” Translated by Maurice Platnauer. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/claudian/43/.
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