Love
Book XVI, 204: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Love
Praxiteles perfectly portrayed that Love he suffered, taking the model from his own heart, giving me to Phryne in payment for myself. But I give birth to passion no longer by shooting arrows, but by darting glances.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Sculptor, Praxiteles the. “Book XVI, 204: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/praxiteles/0/.
Chicago
Sculptor, Praxiteles the. “Book XVI, 204: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/praxiteles/0/.