Οὐ κόνις οὐδ’ ὀλίγον πέτρης βάρος, ἀλλ’...
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Οὐ κόνις οὐδ’ ὀλίγον πέτρης βάρος, ἀλλ’ Ἐρασίππου ἣν ἐσορᾷς αὕτη πᾶσα θάλασσα τάφος∙ ὤλετο γἀρ σὺν νηί∙ τὰ δ´ ὀστέα ποῦ ποτ’ ἐκείνου πύθεται αἰθυίαις γνωστὰ μόναις ἐνέπειν.
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- by Glaucus of Nicopolis , from Greek Anthology, or Palatine Anthology, VII, 285 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869 - 1935) , "An inscription by the sea", appears in Captain Craig, in Variations of Greek Themes, no. 11, first published 1902 [an adaptation] ITA ; composed by John Woods Duke, Frank Lewin, Norman Sorig Wright.
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