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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A FRIEND'S GRAVE, by SIMONIDES OF CEOS Poet's Biography
First Line: Cruel disease, to grudge the soul of man
Last Line: You spoiled timarchus of his happy life.
Alternate Author Name(s): Simonides Of Keos
Subject(s): Graves; Tombs; Tombstones
First Line: Cruel disease, to grudge the soul of man
Last Line: You spoiled timarchus of his happy life.
Alternate Author Name(s): Simonides Of Keos
Subject(s): Graves; Tombs; Tombstones
CRUEL disease, to grudge the soul of man
Its sojourn with sweet youth a little span!
Before the lad had looked upon a wife,
You spoiled Timarchus of his happy life.
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