Nature
Book IX, 6
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nature
I was a pyraster; thy hand hath made me a fragrant pear-tree by inserting a graft, and I reward thee for thy kindness.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book IX, 6.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/17/.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book IX, 6.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/17/.
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