Death & Dying
Book VIII, 163: On Macrina, the Sister of St. Basil
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
The earth holds the glorious virgin Macrina, if ye ever heard her name, the first-born child of great Emmelia. She let herself be seen by no man, but is now on the tongues of all, and has glory greater than any.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 163: On Macrina, the Sister of St. Basil.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/168/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 163: On Macrina, the Sister of St. Basil.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/168/.
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