Nature
Epigram XIV: Epitaph of Eurymedon
Translated by C. S. Calverley (1869) · From Epigrams and Epitaphs
Nature
Thou hast gone to the grave, and abandoned thy son
Yet a babe, thy own manhood but scarcely begun.
Thou art throned among gods: and thy country will take
Thy child to her heart, for his brave father's sake.
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MLA
Theocritus. “Epigram XIV: Epitaph of Eurymedon.” Translated by C. S. Calverley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/44/.
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Theocritus. “Epigram XIV: Epitaph of Eurymedon.” Translated by C. S. Calverley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/44/.
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