Theocritus Quotes


Men shall look on thee and murmur to each other, "Lo! how small Was the gift, and yet how precious! Friendship 's gifts are priceless all.


Citations

Theocritus. Theocritus Translated into English Verse. Translated by Charles Stuart Calverley, Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1869, p. 154.

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Theocritus
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  • Nationality: Greek
  • Profession: Poet

Theocritus (/θiːˈɒkrɪtəs/; Greek: Θεόκριτος, Theokritos; born c. 300 BC, died after 260 BC) was a Sicilian poet and the creator of Ancient Greek pastoral poetry.