Mythology & Folklore

Book XVI, 13

by Plato c. 428 – 348 BC

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)

Mythology & Folklore

Sit down by this high-foliaged vocal pine that quivers in the constant western breeze, and beside my plashing stream Pan’s pipe shall bring slumber to thy charmed eyelids.

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Plato. “Book XVI, 13.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/plato/19/.

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