Death & Dying
Book VII, 85: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Once, Zeus the Sun, didst thou carry off from the stadion, as he was viewing the games, Thales the sage. I praise thee for taking him away to be near thee, for in truth the old man could no longer see the stars from earth.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 85: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/1/.
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