Death & Dying
Book VII, 621
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Here J, unhappy Sophocles, entered the house of Hades, laughing, because I ate Sardinian celery.’ So perished I, and others otherwise, but all in some way or other.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 621.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/376/.
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