Death & Dying
Book IX, 450: Spoken by Philemon about Euripides
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Death & Dying
If the dead in truth had use of their senses, as some say, I would have hanged myself to see Euripides.
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MLA
Philemon. “Book IX, 450: Spoken by Philemon about Euripides.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/philemon/0/.
Chicago
Philemon. “Book IX, 450: Spoken by Philemon about Euripides.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/philemon/0/.