Love
Parting at Dawn (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Love
Farewell, Morning Star, herald of dawn, and quickly come again as the Evening Star, bringing secretly her whom thou takest away.
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MLA
Gadara, Meleager of. “Parting at Dawn (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/138/.
Chicago
Gadara, Meleager of. “Parting at Dawn (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/138/.
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