Nature
Book IX, 220
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nature
See how the green plane-tree hides the mysteries of the lovers, canopying them with its holy foliage, and about its branches hang the clusters of the sweet vine, the season’s delight. So, plane tree, mayest thou ever flourish, and may thy green foliage ever hide the comradeship of Aphrodite.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Miletus, Thallus of. “Book IX, 220.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/thallus/4/.
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