Death & Dying
Book VIII, 52: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Dear Sarah, how didst thou leave thy Isaac? Was it, Nonna, that thou didst desire to come as quickly as might be to the bosom of Abraham, of pious Gregory? Verily a great marvel was it that thou didst not even die outside the temple and the incense.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 52: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/54/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 52: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/54/.
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