Death & Dying
Epigram 37: Twice Erasixen fill’d his cup
Translated by H. W. Tytler (1793; Bohn 1856) · From Works of Callimachus (Tytler, 1793)
Death & Dying
Twice Erasixen fill’d his cup,
And twice he drank the liquor up;
He drank his wine, but much too deep,
And clos’d his eyes in endless sleep.
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MLA
Callimachus. “Epigram 37: Twice Erasixen fill’d his cup.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/131/.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 37: Twice Erasixen fill’d his cup.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/131/.
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