Death & Dying
Book VIII, 86: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Gregory, thou hadst a son, most excellent among mortals in beauty and wisdom and beloved by the Emperor; yet not stronger than ruthless death, I deemed it might be so indeed; but what saith the tomb? “Bear it. Caesarius is dead, but instead of your dear son you have great glory of his memory.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 86: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/91/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 86: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/91/.
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