Death & Dying
Book VII, 120: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
They say that once he passed by as a dog was being beaten, and pitying it spoke as follows, “Stop, and beat it not; for the soul is that of a friend; I know it, for I heard it speak.”
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Xenophanes. “Book VII, 120: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/xenophanes/0/.
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Xenophanes. “Book VII, 120: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/xenophanes/0/.