Love
Book V, 39
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Love
Must I not die? What care I if I go to Hades with gouty legs or in training for a race? I shall have many to carry me; so let me become lame, if I wish. As far as that goes, as you see, I am quite easy, and never miss a banquet.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nicarchus. “Book V, 39.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/1/.
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Nicarchus. “Book V, 39.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nicarchus/1/.
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