Death & Dying
Epigram 36: Approach this tomb with silent feet
Translated by H. W. Tytler (1793; Bohn 1856) · From Works of Callimachus (Tytler, 1793)
Death & Dying
Approach this tomb with silent feet,
The dead Battiades to greet ;
Alive, renown’d for sacred song,
And mirth to charm the festive throng.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 36: Approach this tomb with silent feet.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/130/.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 36: Approach this tomb with silent feet.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/130/.
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