Death & Dying
Epigram XIV: The Grave of Eurymedon (Lang)
Translated by Andrew Lang (1880) · From Theocritus, Bion and Moschus rendered into English Prose (Macmillan, 1889)
An infant son didst thou leave behind, and in the flower of thine own age didst die, Eurymedon, and win this tomb. For thee a throne is set among men made perfect, but thy son the citizens will hold in honour, remembering the excellence of his father.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Theocritus. “Epigram XIV: The Grave of Eurymedon (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/182/.
Chicago
Theocritus. “Epigram XIV: The Grave of Eurymedon (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/182/.
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