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Born in 315 BC / Died in 260 BC / Greece / Greek

Poems by Theocritus

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The Despised Lover's Resolution

... Where oblivion is the remedy for those that love ...

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The Wish of a Lover

...   Now I know Cupid a powerful god ...

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Joys of Peace

... And that oxen coming in herds to the stalls ...

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Epitaph of Eurymedon

... Thou art throned among gods: and thy country will take ...

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Idyll XIII. Hylas

...   And thrice called 'Hylas'--ne'er came lustier roar ...

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Epitaph of Cleonicus

... Man, husband existence: ne'er launch on the sea ...

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On his own Book

... And I never asked praise that was owing elsewhere ...

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The Murmuring of the Brooklet

... Than yonder gliding down of waters ...

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Idyll XXIII. Love Avenged

...   Thou hast paused and said, 'His mistress used him ill_ ...