Death & Dying
Antipater's Epitaph upon Homer
From Poems and Translations (1689)
Death & Dying
HEre lies (with reverence to his sacred Name)
The Hero's Herald, and the Trump of Fame,
The World's Poetick Tongue, the Muses Flame.
The Prophet of the Gods, and Greece's Sun,
Homer that comprehends them all in one.
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Codex Note
Translated from Antipater. Printed sub-heading: To Mr. John Penneck.
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Goodall, Charles. “Antipater's Epitaph upon Homer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/64/.
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Goodall, Charles. “Antipater's Epitaph upon Homer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/64/.
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