[Greek: "Tael' aechei kodon neon aematos anomenoio."]



There is also a Greek version of the epitaph only, by J. Plumptre,
printed with his Greek version of Pope's _Messiah._ 4to. 1795. In a
biographical notice of Dr. Sparke, it is stated that he was among the
thirteen candidates when the competition took place for the best
translation of Gray's _Elegy_ into Greek. Query, what was this
competition, and were any of the other versions published?


Latin:

1. By Lloyd. Query, when and where originally published? My copy,
which is among some collections of the late Mr. Haselwood, appears
to have been cut out of a Dublin edition. It begins:--


"Audistin! quam lenta sonans campana per agros."


2. By Signor Gio. Costa. 12mo. In Eblana, 1776:--


"Æs triste ingeminat cedentis signa diei."


3. By Gilbert Wakefield, in his "Poemata partim scripta, partim