Death & Dying
Book VIII, 165: On Gregory, his Mother's Brother
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Gregory the high priest, laid here his nephew Gregory, yet in the first bloom of youth, entrusting him to the pure martyrs. His former hopes of being tended by him in his old age are here turned to dust.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 165: On Gregory, his Mother's Brother.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/170/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 165: On Gregory, his Mother's Brother.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/170/.
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