Death & Dying
Book VIII, 187: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
“Who and whose son?” “The slab will not tell you, for it perished before the tomb.” ‘ What is the date?” “This is a tomb of old workmanship.” « And who slew thee, for this is murder?” “The criminal hands of my neighbour.” “To get what?” “Gold.” ‘May he dwell in darkness.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 187: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/192/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 187: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/192/.
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