Plato (427?-347 B.C.). From the Greek Anthology. Robert Bridges, ed. 1916. The Spirit of Man: An Anthology

Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916.

From the Greek Anthology

Plato (427?–347 B.C.)


COME 1 sit aneath this pinetree, whose lofty tressèd crown
Sighs, as her tufty sprays stir to the west wind’s kiss:
And with the babbling waters my flute thy care shall drown,
And lull thy dreamy eyelids to sweet forgetful bliss.

Note 1. Plato. In the Greek Anthology; Mackail, p. 190. [Trans. R. Bridges.] [back]