Love
Book V, 42
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Love
I dislike a woman who is too facile and I dislike one who is too prudish. The one consents too quickly, the other too slowly.
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Rufinus. “Book V, 42.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rufinus/14/.
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Rufinus. “Book V, 42.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rufinus/14/.
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