Death & Dying
Book VII, 250
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
We lie here, having given our lives to save all Hellas when she stood on a razor’s edge.
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Ceos, Simonides of. “Book VII, 250.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/simonides/17/.
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Ceos, Simonides of. “Book VII, 250.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/simonides/17/.
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