Death & Dying
Book VIII, 100: On the Same and Philagrius
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Listen, Alexandria, Philagrius has lost his beauty, a beauty not inferior to his rational soul, and envy hath carried off Caesarius yet in his youth, Never again shalt thou send such flowers to Cappadocia, the land of beautiful horses.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 100: On the Same and Philagrius.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/105/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 100: On the Same and Philagrius.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/105/.
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