Nature
The Shepherd of the Nymphs (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Nature
Thyrsis the reveller, the shepherd of the Nymphs' sheep, Thyrsis who pipes on the reed like Pan, having drunk at noon, sleeps under the shady pine, and Love himself has taken his crook and watches the flocks.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Myrinus. “The Shepherd of the Nymphs (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/myrinus/4/.
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Myrinus. “The Shepherd of the Nymphs (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/myrinus/4/.
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