Greek Anthology Book I Chapter I Part VII

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LXI
HONEY AND STING
MELEAGER

Flower-fed bee, why touchest thou my Heliodora's skin, leaving outright the flower-bells of spring? Meanest thou that even the unendurable sting of Love, ever bitter to the heart, has a sweetness too? Yes, I think, this thou sayest; ah, fond one, go back again; we knew thy news long ago.

Index: Greek Anthology Book I Chapter I Part VII

1. Honey and Sting, Meleager
2. Love's Messenger, Meleager
3. Love the Slayer, Meleager
4. Forsaken, Maecius
5. The Sleepless Lover, Meleager
6. Rest at Noon, Meleager
7. The Burden of Youth, Asclepiades
8. Broken Vows, Meleager
9. Doubtful Dawn, Meleager
10. The Dew of Tears, Asclepiades