Death & Dying

Mors Immortalis (Mackail)

by Anonymous (Greek Anthology) various, 7th c. BC – 10th c. AD

Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)

Death & Dying

I died, but I await thee; and thou too shalt await some one else: one Death receives all mortals alike.

MLA

Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Mors Immortalis (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1205/.

Chicago

Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Mors Immortalis (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1205/.

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