Nature
Book IX, 109
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nature
I know not whether to call thee a shield, thee, the faithful ally with whom I armed myself against many foes, or rather my little sea boat, since thou didst support me swimming from the doomed ship to the shore. In war I escaped the wrath of Ares, and on the sea that of Nereus, and in each case thou wast my defence.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Diocles, Julius. “Book IX, 109.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julius-diocles/0/.
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Diocles, Julius. “Book IX, 109.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julius-diocles/0/.