Death & Dying
Book VII, 71: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
This tomb by the sea is that of Archilochus, who first made the Muse bitter dipping her in vipers’ gall, staining mild Helicon with blood. Lycambes knows it, mourning for his three daughters hanged. Pass quietly by, O way-farer, lest haply thou arouse the wasps that are settled on his tomb.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Gaetulicus. “Book VII, 71: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gaetulicus/3/.
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Gaetulicus. “Book VII, 71: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gaetulicus/3/.
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