Love
Book V, 147
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Love
I will plait in white violets and tender narcissus mid myrtle berries, I will plait laughing lilies too and sweet crocus and purple hyacinths and the roses that take joy in love, so that the wreath set on Heliodora’s brow, Heliodora with the scented curls, may scatter flowers on her lovely hair.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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