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.

• Honey and Sting, Meleager
• Love's Messenger, Meleager
• Love the Slayer, Meleager
• Forsaken, Maecius
• The Sleepless Lover, Meleager
• Rest at Noon, Meleager
• The Burden of Youth, Asclepiades
• Broken Vows, Meleager
• Doubtful Dawn, Meleager
• The Dew of Tears, Asclepiades