Death & Dying
Book VII, 588
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Damocharis passed into the final silence of Fate; alas the Muses’ lovely lyre is silent; the holy foundation of Grammar has perished. Sea-girt Cos, thou art again in mourning as for Hippocrates.
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Silentiary, Paul the. “Book VII, 588.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/paulus-silentiarius/55/.
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Silentiary, Paul the. “Book VII, 588.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/paulus-silentiarius/55/.
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