Death & Dying
Book VII, 603
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
A. “Charon is savage.” B. “Kind rather.” A. “He carried off the young man so soon.” B. “But in mind he was the equal of greybeards.” A. “He cut him off from pleasure.’ B. “But he thrust him out of the way of trouble.” A. “He knew not wedlock.” B. “Nor the pains of wedlock.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 603.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/39/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 603.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/39/.
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