Death & Dying
Book VII, 600
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Anastasia, flower of the blooming Graces, the marriage bed received thee in due season and the tomb before thy season. Both thy father and husband shed bitter tears for thee, and perchance even the ferry-man of the dead weeps for thee. For not even a whole year didst thou pass with thy husband, but the tomb holds thee aged alas but sixteen.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 600.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/37/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 600.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/37/.
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