Love
Book XVI, 308: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Bacchus, thou hast betrayed by thy liquid nectar, his delight, Anacreon, the companion of the honeyed Loves, the swan of Teos. For his leering glance, and the edge of his mantle hanging about his ankles, and his single sandal, tell that he is drunk with wine; but yet his lyre plays continually the hymn to the Loves. Keep the old man from falling, O Bacchus.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Eugenes. “Book XVI, 308: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/eugenes/0/.
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Eugenes. “Book XVI, 308: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/eugenes/0/.