Death & Dying
Book VII, 451
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Here Saon, son of Dicon of Acanthus, sleeps the holy sleep. Say not that the good are dead.
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Callimachus. “Book VII, 451.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/30/.
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Callimachus. “Book VII, 451.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/30/.
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