Death & Dying
Book VIII, 21: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Small is the pearl, but the queen of jewels; small is Bethlehem, but yet the mother of Christ; so a little flock was mine, Gregory’s, but of the best ; and I pray, my dear son, that thou mayest lead it.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 21: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/23/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 21: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/23/.
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