by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE)
εὕδεις, Ζηνοφίλα, τρυφερὸν θάλος. εἴθ᾽...
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
εὕδεις, Ζηνοφίλα, τρυφερὸν θάλος. εἴθ᾽ ἐπὶ σοὶ νῦν ἄπτερος εἰσῄεινὝπνος ἐπὶ βλεφάροις, ὡς ἐπὶ σοὶ μηδ᾽ οὗτος, ὁ καὶ Διὸς ὄμματα θέλγων, φοιτήσαι, κάτεχον δ᾽ αὐτὸς ἐγώ σε μόνος.
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Confirmed with The Greek Anthology. With an English Translation by. W. R. Paton, London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1916, no. 174.
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- by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Dudley Fitts (1903 - 1968) ; composed by Geoffrey Bush.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Charles-Gaston Levadé.
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- ENG English (William Roger Paton) , no title
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