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A Poet’s Epitaph: Simmias of Thebes (fl. Fifth–Fourth Century B.C.)

By The Greek Anthology

QUIETLY, o’er the tomb of Sophocles,

Quietly, ivy, creep with tendrils green;

And roses, ope your petals everywhere,

While dewy shoots of grape-vine peep between,

Upon the wise and honeyed poet’s grave,

Whom Muse and Grace their richest treasures gave.

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