Love
Book XII, 47
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Love
Love, the baby still in his mother’s lap, playing at dice in the morning, played my soul away.
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Gadara, Meleager of. “Book XII, 47.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/72/.
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