Death & Dying
Book VII, 279
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Cease to paint ever on this tomb oars and the beaks of ships over my cold ashes. The tomb is a shipwrecked man’s. Why wouldst thou remind him who is under earth of his disfigurement by the waves.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 279.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/318/.
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