Death & Dying
Book VII, 135: On Hippocrates of Cos, the Physician
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Here lieth Thessalian Hippocrates, by descent a Coan, sprung from the immortal stock of Phoebus. ) Armed by Health he gained many victories over ) Disease, and won great glory not by chance, but by science.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 135: On Hippocrates of Cos, the Physician.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/298/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 135: On Hippocrates of Cos, the Physician.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/298/.
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