Death & Dying
Book VIII, 131: On Amphilochus
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Amphilochus’ dear body has come too to the great tomb, but his soul flew away to the place of the blest. All thy possessions were thy kinsmen’s, blessed among men. Thou didst leave no book human or divine unopened. In old age thou didst descend beneath the kind earth. ‘Thou hast left children even better than their parents. More is not for mortals.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 131: On Amphilochus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/136/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 131: On Amphilochus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/136/.
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