Greek Anthology

ancient collection of short poems

The Greek Anthology (Latin: Anthologia Graeca) is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the Classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature. Most of the material comes from two manuscripts, the Palatine Anthology of the 10th century and the Planudean Anthology of the 14th century.

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Palatine Anthology

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  • Τὁ ῥὀδον ἀκμἀζει βαιὀν χρονὁν’ ἢν δἑ παρἐλθυ,
    ζητῶν εὐρἠσεισ οὐ ῥὀδον, ἀλλἁ βἀτον.
    • The rose blooms for a little season, and when that goes by thou shalt find, if thou seekest, no rose, but a briar.
    • Anonymous, XI, 53
    • Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, no. 71 (20 November 1750):
      Soon fades the rose; once past the fragrant hour,
      The loiterer finds a bramble for a flow’r.
    • Lord Neaves, The Greek Anthology (1874):
      Short is the rose’s bloom; another morn
      Will show no rose, but, in its stead, a thorn.
    • A. H. Bullen, Speculum Amantis (1889), epigraph:
      The season of the rose is brief, make haste to pluck your posies;
      Another day you’ll chance to find bare thorns where bloomed the roses.
    • R. A. Furness, Translations from the Greek Anthology (1931):
      The rose’s bloom is short; and when it goes
      You’ll seek, and find a thorn and not a rose.
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