Religion
Book VI, 333: A Love Epigram misplaced
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Religion
Thrice hast thou sneezed, dear lamp! Is it, perchance, to tell me that delightful Antigone is coming to my chamber? For if, my lord, this be true, thou shalt stand by the tripod, like Apollo, and prophesy to men.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Argentarius, Marcus. “Book VI, 333: A Love Epigram misplaced.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/marcus-argentarius/14/.
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Argentarius, Marcus. “Book VI, 333: A Love Epigram misplaced.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/marcus-argentarius/14/.
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