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διψῶν ὡς ἐφίλησα θέρευς ἁπαλόχροα παῖδα,
εἶπα τότ᾽ αὐχμηρὰν δίψαν ἀποπροφυγών
Ζεῦ πάτερ, ἆρα φίλημα τὸ νεκτάρεον Γανυμήδευς
πίνεις, καὶ τόδε σοι χείλεσιν οἰνοχοεῖ;
καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ τὸν καλὸν ἐν ἠιθέοισι φιλήσας
Ἀντίοχον, ψυχῆς ἡδὺ πέπωκα μέλι.
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διψῶν ὡς ἐφίλησα θέρευς ἁπαλόχροα παῖδα,
εἶπα τότ᾽ αὐχμηρὰν δίψαν ἀποπροφυγών
The Greek Anthology. with an English Translation by. W. R. Paton. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1926. 4.
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