Death & Dying
Book VII, 327: On Casandros the beautiful, buried at Larissa
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Do not thou, being mortal, reckon on anything as if thou wert immortal, for nothing in life is certain for men, the children of a day. See how this sarcophagus holds Casandros dead, a man worthy of an immortal nature.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 327: On Casandros the beautiful, buried at Larissa.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/330/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 327: On Casandros the beautiful, buried at Larissa.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/330/.
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