Love
Book V, 243
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
I held the laughter-loving girl clasped in my arms in a dream. She yielded herself entirely to me and offered no protest to any of my caprices. But some jealous Love lay in ambush for me even at night, and frightening sleep away spilt my cup of bliss. So even in the dreams of my sleep Love envies me the sweet attainment of my desire.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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