Living
Requiesce Anima (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Living
Be young, dear my soul: soon will others be men, and I being dead shall be dark earth.
Cite this poem
MLA
Mimnermus. “Requiesce Anima (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mimnermus/1/.
Chicago
Mimnermus. “Requiesce Anima (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mimnermus/1/.
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