They told me, Heraclitus, they told me you were dead, / They brought me bitter news to hear, and bitter tears to shed.
'Heraclitus'; translation of Callimachus 'Epigram 2' in R. Pfeiffer (ed.) 'Callimachus' (1949-53)
They told me, Heraclitus, they told me you were dead, / They brought me bitter news to hear, and bitter tears to shed.