Death & Dying
Book VII, 299
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
This (why say I this?”) is that Plataea which a sudden earthquake tumbled down utterly: only a little remnant was left, and we, the dead, lie here with our beloved city laid on us for a monument.
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Nicomachus. “Book VII, 299.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nicomachus/0/.
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Nicomachus. “Book VII, 299.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nicomachus/0/.