Greek Anthology Book I Chapter IX Part I

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CHAPTER IX

FATE AND CHANGE

I
THE FLOWER OF YOUTH
MARCUS ARGENTARIUS

Sweet-breathed Isias, though thy sleep be tenfold spice, awake and take this garland in thy dear hands, which, blooming now, thou wilt see withering at daybreak, the likeness of a maiden's prime.

• Fate and Change
• The Maiden's Posy, Rufinus
• Withered Blossoms, Strato
• Rose and Thorn
• The Bird of Time, Thymocles
• The End of Desire, Secundus
• Hoarded Beauty, Strato
• Dust and Ashes, Asclepiades
• Tomorrow, Macedonius
• The Casket of Pandora, Macedonius