by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE)
κηρύσσω τὸν ἔρωτα, τὸν ἄγριον ἄρτι γὰρ...
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
κηρύσσω τὸν ἔρωτα, τὸν ἄγριον ἄρτι γὰρ ἄρτι ὀρθρινὸς ἐκ κοίτας ᾤχετ᾽ ἀποπτάμενος. ἔστι δ᾽ ὁ παῖς γλυκύδακρυς, ἀείλαλος, ὠκύς, ἀθαμβής, σιμὰ γελῶν, πτερόεις νῶτα, φαρετροφόρος. πατρὸς δ᾽ οὐκέτ᾽ ἔχω φράζειν τίνος: οὔτε γὰρ Αἰθήρ, οὐ Χθών φησι τεκεῖν τὸν θρασύν, οὐ Πέλαγος: πάντῃ γὰρ καὶ πᾶσιν ἀπέχθεται. ἀλλ᾽ ἐσορᾶτε μή που νῦν ψυχαῖς ἄλλα τίθησι λίνα. καίτοι κεῖνος, ἰδού, περὶ φωλεόν. οὔ με λέληθας, τοξότα, Ζηνοφίλας ὄμμασι κρυπτόμενος. ιι. ξ. βεεξηινγ, `ν α γαρδεν, π. ιος.
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- by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE), no title, Epigram 5.177 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by William Money Hardinge (1854 - 1916) , no title ; composed by Amy Elise Horrocks.
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