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IDYLL 6. 'LOVE THEM THAT LOVE YOU' by MOSCHUS

First Line: PAN ECHO LOVED; SHE LOVED THE FRISKY FAUN
Last Line: THAT IF YOU LOVE, YOU MAY BE LOVED AGAIN.
Subject(s): LOVE;
PAN Echo loved; she loved the frisky Faun;
The Faun to Lyda by strong love was drawn;
As Echo Pan, the Faun did Echo burn,
And Lyda him: all fell in love in turn.
And with what scorn the loved the lover grieved
Was that one scorned, and like for like received.
Hear, heart-free! let who love you love obtain,
That if you love, you may be loved again.



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