Death & Dying
Book VII, 261
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
What profiteth it to labour in childbirth and bring forth children if she who bears them is to see them dead! So his mother built the tomb for her little Bianor, while he should have done this for his mother.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Miletus, Diotimus of. “Book VII, 261.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diotimus-miletus/5/.
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