Death & Dying
Book VII, 62: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
A. “Eagle, why standest thou on the tomb, and on whose, tell me, and why gazest thou at the starry home of the gods?” B. “I am the image of the soul of Plato that hath flown away to Olympus, but his earth-born body rests here in Attic earth.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 62: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/282/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 62: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/282/.
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