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Слушать(AI)The Grave of the Grammarian Lysias
Very close to you, as you enter on the right, in the Beirutlibrary, we buried the sage Lysias,the grammarian.
The spot is beautifully right.
We placed him near those things of his that he perhapsremembers even there — scholia, texts, grammars,scriptures, numerous commentaries in tomes on hellenisms.
This way, his grave will also be seen and honoredby us, when we pass among the books.
Constantine P Cavafy
Constantine Peter Cavafy (April 29 (April 17, OS), 1863 – April 29, 1933) was an Egyptiot Greek poet, journalist and civil servant. His consciou
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