Death & Dying
Book VIII, 85: On Caesarius his Brother
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
The tomb is wicked. Never did I believe that it would cover the last first. But it received Caesarius, his parents’ distinguished son, before his elders. What justice !
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 85: On Caesarius his Brother.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/89/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 85: On Caesarius his Brother.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/89/.
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