Religion
To Aphrodite, by Laïs (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Religion
I Laïs who laughed exultant over Greece, I who held that swarm of young lovers in my porches, give my mirror to the Paphian; since such as I am I will not see myself, and such as I was I cannot.
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MLA
Plato. “To Aphrodite, by Laïs (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/plato/25/.
Chicago
Plato. “To Aphrodite, by Laïs (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/plato/25/.
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