An Epitaph 3 (From The Greek)
Painter, this likeness is too strong,
And we shall mourn the dead too long.
poem by William Cowper
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On One Ignorant And Arrogant (Translated From Owen)
Thou mayst of double ignorance boast,
Who know'st not that thou nothing know'st.
poem by William Cowper
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On Invalids (From The Greek)
Far happier are the dead, methinks, than they
Who look for death, and fear it every day.
poem by William Cowper
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Prudent Simplicity (Translated From Owen)
That thou mayst injure no man, dove-like be,
And serpent-like, that none may injure thee!
poem by William Cowper
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To A Friend In Distress (Translated From Owen)
I wish thy lot, now bad, still worse, my friend;
For when at worst, they say, things always mend.
poem by William Cowper
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Inscription For A Stone Erected At The Sowing Of A Grove Of Oaks At Chillington, Anno 1791
Reader! behold a monument
That asks no sigh or tear,
Though it perpetuate the event
Of a great burial here.
poem by William Cowper
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To The Spanish Admiral Count Gravina
My rose, Gravina, blooms anew;
And steeped not now in rain,
But in Castalian streams by you,
Will never fade again.
poem by William Cowper
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On Miltiades
Miltiades! thy valor best
(Although in every region known)
The men of Persia can attest,
Taught by thyself at Marathon.
poem by William Cowper
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Lines Written For Insertion In A Collection Of Handwritings And Signatures Made By Miss Patty
In vain to live from age to age
While modern bards endeavour,
I write my name in Patty's page,
And gain my point for ever.
poem by William Cowper
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On A Battered Beauty (From The Greek)
Hair, wax, rouge, honey, teeth you buy,
A multifarious store!
A mask at once would all supply
Nor would it cost you more.
poem by William Cowper
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