Death & Dying
Book VII, 438
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
In thy first youth thou didst perish too, Machatas, grimly facing the Aetolians in the portion of thy fathers. It is hard to find a brave Achaean who hath survived till his hairs are grey.
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Damagetus. “Book VII, 438.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/damagetus/5/.
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