Death & Dying
Epitaph XXIV. — For Priam Again
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book VI. — Epitaphs on the Heroes who took part in the Trojan War
Death & Dying
He who seeks Priam's tomb must find Hector's first. That tomb is mine which I first gave my son.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph XXIV. — For Priam Again.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/89/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph XXIV. — For Priam Again.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/89/.
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