Death & Dying
Book VII, 658
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
I shall discover, wayfarer, if thou honourest more the good, or if a worthless man hath as much of thy esteem. In the first case thou wilt say, “All hail to this tomb because it lies light on the holy head of Eurymedon.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Codex Note
Attribution doubtful in Paton (Theocritus or Leonidas of Tarentum).
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