Death & Dying
Book VII, 519
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Who knows well to-morrow’s fate, when thee, Charmis, who wast yesterday in our eyes, we bewailed and buried next day. Thy father Diophon never looked upon any more grievous thing.
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Callimachus. “Book VII, 519.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/39/.
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