Death & Dying
Book VIII, 141: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Late didst thou come to glorious life, but early wert thou taken thence. What justice so decreed ? It was Christ the Lord, Nicomedes, so that from heaven thou mightest rule thy people together with the holy pair, thy children.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 141: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/146/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 141: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/146/.
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