Death & Dying
On the Children of Nicander and Lysidice (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Death & Dying
This is the single tomb of Nicander's children; the light of a single morning ended the sacred offspring of Lysidice.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “On the Children of Nicander and Lysidice (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1140/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “On the Children of Nicander and Lysidice (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1140/.
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