Nature
Book IX, 315
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nature
Sit here under the poplar trees, traveller, for thou art weary, and come near and drink from my fountain. When thou art far away bethink thee of the spring near which stands Simus’ statue beside his dead son Gillus.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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