Arts & Sciences
Book IX, 749: On Love carved on a Bowl
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Arts & Sciences
Why Love on the bowl? It is enough for the heart to be set on fire by wine. Add not fire to fire.
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MLA
Oenomaus. “Book IX, 749: On Love carved on a Bowl.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/oenomaus/0/.
Chicago
Oenomaus. “Book IX, 749: On Love carved on a Bowl.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/oenomaus/0/.