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Book IX, 57: To the Swallow
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nature
Way, unhappy daughter of Pandion, dost thou mourn all day long, uttering thy twittering note? Is it that regret is come upon thee for thy maidenhead, which Thracian Tereus took from thee by dreadful force?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Pamphilus. “Book IX, 57: To the Swallow.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/pamphilus/1/.
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Pamphilus. “Book IX, 57: To the Swallow.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/pamphilus/1/.
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