Living
The Shadow of Death (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
Those who have left the sweet light I bewail no longer, but those who live ever in expectation of death.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “The Shadow of Death (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1209/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “The Shadow of Death (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1209/.
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