Love
Lily (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Love
Would I were a white lily, that fastening me with thine hands thou mightest satisfy me with the nearness of thy body.
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Theophanes. “Lily (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theophanes/2/.
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Theophanes. “Lily (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theophanes/2/.
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