Ptolemy, the Astronomer (c. 90-c. 168). Mortal Though I Be. Robert Bridges, ed. 1916. The Spirit of Man: An Anthology

Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916.

Mortal Though I Be

Ptolemy, the Astronomer (c. 90–c. 168)


MORTAL 1 though I be, yea ephemeral, if but a moment
I gaze up to the night’s starry domain of heaven,
Then no longer on earth I stand; I touch the Creator,
And my lively spirit drinketh immortality.

Note 1. Ptolemy, the Astronomer. End of second century A. D. [Trans. R. Bridges.] [back]