Death & Dying
The Light of the Dead (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Death & Dying
Morning Star that once didst shine among the living, now deceased thou shinest the Evening Star among the dead.
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MLA
Plato. “The Light of the Dead (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/plato/36/.
Chicago
Plato. “The Light of the Dead (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/plato/36/.
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