Death & Dying
Book XV, 29
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Death & Dying
I, Ignatius, who lived in many sins, have left the brightness of the sweet sunlight, and here I am hidden in a dark tomb, my soul enduring, alas long punishment. But, O Judge (I am a mortal and thou eternal and merciful), look on me graciously with benignant eye.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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