Death & Dying
Book VII, 23: On Anacreon
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Let the four-clustered ivy, Anacreon, flourish around thee, and the tender flowers of the purple meadows, and let fountains of white milk bubble up, and sweet-smelling wine gush from the earth, so that thy ashes and bones may have joy, if indeed any delight toucheth the dead.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book VII, 23: On Anacreon.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/13/.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book VII, 23: On Anacreon.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/13/.
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