Religion
Book VIII, 83: On Himself
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Religion
God called me by dreams of the night from my childhood: I reached the limits of wisdom, I sanctified my flesh and heart by reason. Naked I escaped from the fire of the world and stood with Aaron my father Gregory.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 83: On Himself.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/87/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 83: On Himself.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/87/.
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