Nature
Book IX, 30
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nature
I am a pine-tree broken by the wind on land. Why do you send me to the sea, a spar shipwrecked before sailing ?
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Codex Note
Also attributed to Bassus.
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Zelotus. “Book IX, 30.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/zelotus/0/.
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Zelotus. “Book IX, 30.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/zelotus/0/.
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