Love
Book V, 93
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Love
I nave armed my breast with wisdom against Love ; nor will he conquer, if it be a single combat. I, a mortal, will stand up against an immortal. But if he has Bacchus to help him, what can I alone against two?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Rufinus. “Book V, 93.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rufinus/33/.
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