Love
Book XII, 165
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Love
Cleobulus is a white blossom, and Sopolis, who stands opposite him, is of honey tint—the two flower-bearers of Cypris!... Therefrom comes my longing for the lads; for the Loves say they wove me of black and white.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Gadara, Meleager of. “Book XII, 165.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/124/.
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