Death & Dying
Book VII, 133: On Anaxarchus
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Bray it in the mortar still more, Nicocreon, it is a bag, bray it, but Anaxarchus is already in the house of Zeus, and Persephone soon, carding you, will say, “Out on thee, evil miller.”
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 133: On Anaxarchus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/34/.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 133: On Anaxarchus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/34/.
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