Death & Dying
Book VII, 594
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Thy truest monument, Theodorus, is not on thy tomb, but in the many thousand pages of thy books, in which, snatching them from oblivion, thou didst recall to life the labours of thoughtful poets.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 594.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/32/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 594.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/32/.
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