Death & Dying
Book VIII, 154: On George
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
And thou dost lie here also, dear body of George, who didst render many pure sacrifices to Christ, and Basilissa the great, thy sister in body and spirit shares thy tomb as she shared thy life.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 154: On George.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/159/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 154: On George.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/159/.
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