Love
Moth and Candle (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Love
If thou scorch so often the soul that flutters round thee, O Love, she will flee away from thee; she too, O cruel, has wings.
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MLA
Gadara, Meleager of. “Moth and Candle (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/148/.
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Gadara, Meleager of. “Moth and Candle (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/148/.
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