Living
Book X, 59
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Living
The expectation of death is a trouble full of pain, and a mortal, when he dies, gains freedom from this. Weep not then for him who departs from life, for there is no suffering beyond death.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 59.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/71/.
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