Artemis was more likely to be seen bathing, with disastrous results to the spectator, as noted in the legend of Actæon. * * * * * CXXIX “The little Rose Merchant.” See Dionysius (Anth. Pal. V-81): “Little vendor of roses, thou art fair as thine own flowers. But what sellest thou? thyself? or thy roses? or both together?” * * * * * CXXXII “She has a good bed.” See Antipater (Anth. Pal. V-109): “For a drachma one may have Europa the Athenian, without fear of rivals or refusals. She has a soft bed and, if the night is cold, a fire. Surely, O Zeus, there was no need for thee to make thyself a bull!” * * * * * CXL “My autumn.” See Paulus Silentiarius (Anth. Pal. V-258): “Philinna, thy wrinkles are preferable to the fresh tints of young girls. I love less in my hands their straight, hard breasts than thine which incline like full-blown roses. Thine autumn is fairer than their springtime; their summer is colder than thy time of snows.” * * * * * CXLIII “The True Death.” Compare Rufinus (Anth. Pal. V-76): “Once I had soft skin, firm breasts and pretty feet; my body was supple, mine eyebrows arched, my hair undulating. Time has changed all. Not one treasure of my youth remains....” For the theme developed, see François Villon’s “Les regrets de la belle Heaulmière.” INDEX BUCOLICS IN PAMPHYLIA Life of Bilitis iii I. The Tree 3 II. Pastoral Song 4 III. Maternal Advice 5 IV. The Naked Feet 6 V. The Old Man and the Nymphs 7 VI. Song 8 VII. The Passer-By 9 VIII. The Awakening 10 IX. The Rain 11 X. The Flowers 12 XI. Impatience 13 XII. Comparisons 14 XIII. The Forest River 15 XIV. Come, Melissa 16 XV. The Symbolic Ring 17 XVI. Dances by Moonlight 18 XVII. The Little Children 19 XVIII. The Stories 20 XIX. The Married Friend 21