Love
Book XII, 58
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Love
Troezen is a good nurse; thou shalt not err if thou praisest even the last of her boys. But Empedocles excels all in brilliance as much as the lovely rose outshines the other flowers of spring.
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Rhianus. “Book XII, 58.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rhianus/4/.
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Rhianus. “Book XII, 58.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rhianus/4/.
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