Death & Dying
Book VIII, 215: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
He who is evil to the living might, perhaps, help the dead, but who helps not the dead would never help the living. So thou, since thou hast plundered the tomb of the dead, wouldst never reach out a pious hand to the living.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 215: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/220/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 215: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/220/.
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