Death & Dying
Epigram 10: Beneath this tomb, in sacred sleep
Translated by H. W. Tytler (1793; Bohn 1856) · From Works of Callimachus (Tytler, 1793)
Death & Dying
Beneath this tomb, in sacred sleep,
The virtuous Saon lies ;
Ye passengers, forbear to weep,
A good man never dies.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 10: Beneath this tomb, in sacred sleep.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/104/.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 10: Beneath this tomb, in sacred sleep.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/104/.
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