Death & Dying
Epigram XV: The Grave of Eurymedon (Lang)
Translated by Andrew Lang (1880) · From Theocritus, Bion and Moschus rendered into English Prose (Macmillan, 1889)
Death & Dying
Wayfarer, I shall know whether thou dost reverence the good, or whether the coward is held by thee in the same esteem. ‘Hail to this tomb,’ thou wilt say, for light it lies above the holy head of Eurymedon.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Theocritus. “Epigram XV: The Grave of Eurymedon (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/183/.
Chicago
Theocritus. “Epigram XV: The Grave of Eurymedon (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/183/.
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