Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Asia: Vols. XXI–XXIII. 1876–79.
On Those Who Fell at Eurymedon
By Simonides (c. 556–468 B.C.)Translated by J. H. Merivale
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Their short but brilliant race of life have run;
In winged ships and on the embattled field
Alike, they forced the Median bows to yield,
Breaking their foremost ranks. Now here they lie,
Their names inscribed on rolls of victory.