Death & Dying
Book VII, 601
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Alas! Alas the winter of savage Hell nips the spring of thy countless charms; the tomb has torn thee from the light of the sun at the sad age of sixteen years, and has blinded with evil grief thy husband and thy father, for whom, Anastasia, thou didst shine brighter than the sun.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 601.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/38/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 601.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/38/.
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