Death & Dying
Epigram 12: Here Theris lies in endless rest
Translated by H. W. Tytler (1793; Bohn 1856) · From Works of Callimachus (Tytler, 1793)
Death & Dying
Here Theris lies in endless rest ;
A little spot contains the guest,
Once victor in th’ equestrian strife,
And now has reach’d the goal of life.
His body short, his tomb not long,
And short, like them, shall be my song.
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MLA
Callimachus. “Epigram 12: Here Theris lies in endless rest.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/106/.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 12: Here Theris lies in endless rest.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/106/.
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