by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE)
naὶ tὸn Ἔrōta, thélō tὸ par᾽ oὔasin...
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
naὶ tὸn Ἔrōta, thélō tὸ par᾽ oὔasin Ἡliodṓras: fthégma klýein ἢ tᾶs Latoḯdeō kitháras.
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- by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE), no title, Epigram 5.141 [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.
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