Religion
Book VI, 25
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Religion
Old Cinyras, weary of long fishing, dedicates to the Nymphs this worn sweep-net; for no longer could his trembling hand cast it freely to open in an enfolding circle. If the gift is but a small one, it is not his fault, ye Nymphs, for this was all Cinyras had to live on.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VI, 25.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/5/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VI, 25.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/5/.
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