Nature
The Plane-Tree on Hymettus (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Nature
Sit down, stranger, as thou passest by, under this shady plane, whose leaves flutter in the soft breath of the west wind, where Nicagoras consecrated me, the renowned Hermes son of Maia, protector of his orchard-close and cattle.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Hermocreon. “The Plane-Tree on Hymettus (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hermocreon/2/.
Chicago
Hermocreon. “The Plane-Tree on Hymettus (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hermocreon/2/.
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