Death & Dying
Book VII, 194
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
This clay vessel set beside the far-reaching road holds the body of Democritus’ locust that made music with its wings. When it started to sing its long evening hymn, all the house rang with the melodious song.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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