Death & Dying
Book VIII, 139: On Nicomedes
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Thou art gone, Nicomedes, my glory, and how shall the pure pair, thy children, pass their life ? What hand shall finish the lovely church, and what mind shall render a perfect sacrifice to God, now that thou, blessed man, hast early joined the heavenly ones? O wretched race of mortals, what a misfortune is yours !
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 139: On Nicomedes.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/144/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 139: On Nicomedes.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/144/.
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