Death & Dying
Book VII, 598
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Neither the weakness of thy sex, Calliope, nor that of old age, relaxed the strength of thy voice, but yielding with a hard struggle to the common law of death thou didst relax it, alas, alas!
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 598.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/35/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 598.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/35/.
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