Death & Dying
Book VIII, 192: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
“I beseech thee, who passest by my tomb, by that God who protects strangers to say, ‘May the like befall thee who did it.’” “I know not who lies in the tomb, but shedding on it a tear I will say, ‘May the like befall thee who did it.’”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 192: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/197/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 192: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/197/.
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