Love
Book V, 115
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
I fell in love with Demo of Paphos—nothing surprising in that: and again with Demo of Samos— well that was not so remarkable: and thirdly with Demo of Naxos—then the matter ceased to be a joke : and in the fourth place with Demo of Argos. The Fates themselves seem to have christened me Philodeme?; as I always feel ardent desire for some Demo.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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