Love
Book V, 74
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Love
I senp thee this garland, Rhodoclea, that with my own hands I wove out of beautiful flowers. There are lilies and roses and dewy anemones, and tender narcissus and purple-gleaming violets. Wear it and cease to be vain. Both thou and the garland flower and fade.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Rufinus. “Book V, 74.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rufinus/26/.
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