Death & Dying
Book VIII, 76: Similar
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
By the dear hands of our son, the pious Gregory, we are clothed in this welcome earth. He it was also who lightened our old age by his toil, and now tends us with sacrifices. Gregory, best of sons, repose from thy labour of tending our old age, now that thou hast laid thy pious parents beside the martyrs. Thy reward is to be thyself a great and kind father and to have pious spiritual children.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 76: Similar.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/80/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 76: Similar.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/80/.
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