Death & Dying

Book VII, 348

by Simonides of Ceos c. 556 – 468 BC

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)

Death & Dying

Here I lie, Timocreon of Rhodes, after drinking much and eating much and speaking much ill of men.

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Ceos, Simonides of. “Book VII, 348.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/simonides/29/.

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