Death & Dying
Book VII, 160
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Valiant in war was Timocritus, whose tomb this is. War is not sparing of the brave, but of cowards.
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Anacreon. “Book VII, 160.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anacreon/91/.
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Anacreon. “Book VII, 160.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anacreon/91/.
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