Death & Dying
Book VIII, 97: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
If mourning made any one into a tree or a stone, if any spring ever flowed as the result of lament, all Caesarius’ friends and neighbours should be stones, rivers and mournful trees. Caesarius, honoured by all, the vaunt of princes (alas for our grief!) is gone to Hades.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 97: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/102/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 97: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/102/.
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