Death & Dying
Book VIII, 84: On Himself
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Mine were the name, the throne, and the tomb of my holy father; but, friend, remember Gregory, whom Christ granted, a gift from God, in visions of the night to his mother, and to whom He gave the love of wisdom.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 84: On Himself.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/88/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 84: On Himself.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/88/.
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