Nature
Epigram V
Translated by C. S. Calverley (1869) · From Epigrams and Epitaphs
Nature
Prythee, sing something sweet to me--you that can play
First and second at once. Then I too will essay
To croak on the pipes: and yon lad shall salute
Our ears with a melody breathed through his flute.
In the cave by the green oak our watch we will keep,
And goatish old Pan we'll defraud of his sleep.
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Theocritus. “Epigram V.” Translated by C. S. Calverley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/35/.
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Theocritus. “Epigram V.” Translated by C. S. Calverley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/35/.
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