Death & Dying
Book VIII, 251: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Even if thou stayest digging up my recesses from the bottom, the end of all thy labour will be to find but bones.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 251: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/256/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 251: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/256/.
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