Death & Dying
Book VIII, 197: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Quoth Justice, “ What faith is there, since thou, dear earth, hast destroyed him whom I entrusted to thy womb?” “It was not the earth that disturbed me; a wicked man destroyed me, and for the sake of gain. Lay hold on him.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 197: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/202/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 197: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/202/.
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