Death & Dying
Book VII, 562
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
O eloquence of Craterus, what profits it thee if thou wast a cause of speech or of silence to thy adversaries? When thou didst live, all cried out in applause; but after thy death the mouths of all are sealed; for none any more would lend an ear to speeches. The art of speaking perished with Craterus.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 562.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/18/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 562.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/18/.
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