Love
Zenophile
Translated by Rennell Rodd (1916) · From Love, Worship and Death (1916)
Love
Sweet is the music of that air, by Pan of Arcady,
Thou drawest from the harpstrings, too sweet, Zenophile;
The thronging loves on every side close in and press me nigh,
And leave me scarce a breathing space, so whither can I fly?
Is it thy beauty or thy song that kindles my desire,
Thy grace, or every thing thou art? For I am all on fire.
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Gadara, Meleager of. “Zenophile.” Translated by Rennell Rodd. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/183/.
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Gadara, Meleager of. “Zenophile.” Translated by Rennell Rodd. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/183/.
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