Death & Dying
Antique Distich 1: Chords are touch'd by Apollo,--the death-laden bow, too, he bendeth
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From Antiques
Death & Dying
CHORDS are touch'd by Apollo,--the death-laden bow, too, he bendeth;
While he the shepherdess charms, Python he lays in the dust.
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MLA
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Antique Distich 1: Chords are touch'd by Apollo,--the death-laden bow, too, he bendeth.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/295/.
Chicago
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Antique Distich 1: Chords are touch'd by Apollo,--the death-laden bow, too, he bendeth.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/295/.
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