Death & Dying
Book VIII, 36: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
God-like Nonna stilled the sea by her prayers for her dear sons, and their mother’s love gathered them from the extremes of east and west, when they thought not to return—a great glory to her. And by her prayers she dispelled her husband’s grave illness, and (what a marvel !) she ended her life in the church.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 36: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/38/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 36: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/38/.
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