Yonge, C. D. An English-Greek Lexicon Abrigded from the Larger Work. London, Longmans, Green, and co., 1877

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  •                         1. Jno Cavafy
                                2. Alex. 11 Aug. 1879


  •       1. Cull the lovely flowers entwined       2. Cull the rose while it is fair; –
          3. For tomorrow’s stormy wind
          4. On the tender leaves may hear,       5. And the speed
          6. Of its flight, leave nothing there       7. But a reed! –       8.                    J.C.C.



       


                          9. J.C.






  •                                     dyspepsia = δυσπεψία –
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                           John C. Cavafy. 1880.
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An English-Greek Lexicon Abrigded from the Larger Work

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Yonge, C. D.
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19 x 14.5 cm; 6 s.p. + [b] p. + 481 p. + 3 s.p., John Cavafy’s name and year “1880” written on the fore-edge of the book in black ink. L. 1 John Cavafy’s handwritten signature in English and date in black ink on recto, note with pencil on verso, l. 2 half-title page with bookplate CPC, a poem written in English in black ink and John Cavafy’s handwritten initials in black ink on recto, typographical data on verso, l. 3 title page with seal E libris John C. Cavafy on recto and p. a “Preface”. Written note of a number on p. 1, pencil mark on p. 89, reading trace with pencil on p. 129 and p. [482] colophon.


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Yonge, C. D. An English-Greek Lexicon Abridged from the Larger Work. London, Longmans, Green, and co., 1877. Book, GR-OF CA CL.12.17, Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Library. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.03.2026. https://doi.org/10.26256/12.17.

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