Death & Dying
Epigram 20: Nicoteles lies buried here
Translated by H. W. Tytler (1793; Bohn 1856) · From Works of Callimachus (Tytler, 1793)
Death & Dying
Nicoteles lies buried here,
Philippus o’er him drops a tear,
And mourns his twelfth and only boy,
The father’s hope, his pride and joy.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 20: Nicoteles lies buried here.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/114/.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 20: Nicoteles lies buried here.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/114/.
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