Death & Dying
Book VII, 96: On Socrates
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Drink now, O Socrates, in the house of Zeus. Of a truth a god called thee wise and Wisdom is a goddess. From the Athenians thou didst receive simply hemlock, but they themselves drank it by thy mouth.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 96: On Socrates.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/7/.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 96: On Socrates.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/7/.
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