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SIMMIAS OF THEBES.

Book VII., Epigram 22. Quietly, o'er the tomb of Sopliocles, Quietly, ivy, creep vdth. tendrils green; And roses, ope your petals everywhere, While dewy shoots of grapevine peep between. Upon the wise and honeyed poet's gTave Whom Muse and Grace theii- richest treasures gave.