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A Nameless Grave: Paulus Silentiarius
By The Greek Anthology
Translation of William Cowper
MY name, my country, what are they to thee?
What, whether proud or bare my pedigree?
Perhaps I far surpassed all other men;
Perhaps I fell below them all. What then?
Suffice it, stranger, that thou seest a tomb.
Thou knowest its use. It hides—no matter whom.