Living
Book IX, 765: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
I am hung round wealthy bridal beds and am the net, not of the huntress Artemis, but of the tender Queen of Paphos. I cover the sleeper with a manymeshed web, so that he in no way loses the life-giving breeze.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Silentiary, Paul the. “Book IX, 765: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/paulus-silentiarius/67/.
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Silentiary, Paul the. “Book IX, 765: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/paulus-silentiarius/67/.
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