Death & Dying
The Silent Singing-Bird (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Death & Dying
O bird beloved of the Graces, O rivalling the halcyons in likeness of thy note, thou art snatched away, dear warbler, and thy ways and thy sweet breath are held in the silent paths of night.
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MLA
Tymnes. “The Silent Singing-Bird (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tymnes/7/.
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Tymnes. “The Silent Singing-Bird (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tymnes/7/.
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