Poems by Theocritus
The Despised Lover's Resolution
... Where oblivion is the remedy for those that love ...
The Wish of a Lover
... Now I know Cupid a powerful god ...
Joys of Peace
... And that oxen coming in herds to the stalls ...
Epitaph of Eurymedon
... Thou art throned among gods: and thy country will take ...
Idyll XIII. Hylas
... And thrice called 'Hylas'--ne'er came lustier roar ...
Epitaph of Cleonicus
... Man, husband existence: ne'er launch on the sea ...
On his own Book
... And I never asked praise that was owing elsewhere ...
The Murmuring of the Brooklet
... Than yonder gliding down of waters ...
Idyll XXIII. Love Avenged
... Thou hast paused and said, 'His mistress used him ill_ ...