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Heaven on Earth (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
This is not the common Cyprian; revere the goddess, and name her the Heavenly, the dedication of holy Chrysogone in the house of Amphicles, with whom she had children and life together; and ever it was better with them year by year, who began with thy worship, O mistress; for mortals who serve the gods are the better off themselves.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Theocritus. “Heaven on Earth (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/136/.
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Theocritus. “Heaven on Earth (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/136/.
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