Death & Dying
Book VII, 719
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
I am the tomb of Tellen, and under ground I hold the old man, who was the first to learn how to compose comic songs.
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Tarentum, Leonidas of. “Book VII, 719.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-tarentum/72/.
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