Living
Outre-Tombe (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
Often I sang this, and even out of the grave will I cry it: "Drink, before you put on this raiment of dust."
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MLA
Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Outre-Tombe (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/73/.
Chicago
Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Outre-Tombe (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/73/.
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