Death & Dying
Anacreon's Grave
Translated by Rennell Rodd (1916) · From Love, Worship and Death (1916)
Death & Dying
You that pass this place of graves
Pause and spill a cup for me,
For I hold Anacreon's ashes,
And would drink as once would he.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Anacreon's Grave.” Translated by Rennell Rodd. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1213/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Anacreon's Grave.” Translated by Rennell Rodd. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1213/.
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