Love

Book XII, 198

by Strato of Sardis probably the reign of Hadrian, 2nd century AD (Paton’s date)

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)

Love

I am a friend of youth and prefer not one boy to another, judging them by their beauty; for one has one charm, another another.

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Sardis, Strato of. “Book XII, 198.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/strato/38/.

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Sardis, Strato of. “Book XII, 198.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/strato/38/.

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