Death & Dying
Book VII, 193: Not an Epitaph
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
This locust crouching in the leaves of a vine I caught as I was walking in this copse of fair trees, so that in a well-fenced home it may make noise for me, chirping pleasantly with its tongueless mouth.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Grammaticus, Simmias. “Book VII, 193: Not an Epitaph.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/simmias/4/.
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Grammaticus, Simmias. “Book VII, 193: Not an Epitaph.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/simmias/4/.
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