Love
Epigram XXV. On a Spartan Lady
Translated by Alexander Brome (1664) · From Songs and Other Poems (1664)
Love
A Spartan Lady bravely stew her son,
Because she saw him from the battail run;
Thou canst not be (quoth she) a Spartan known,
Unless thy valiant mind declare thee one.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XXV. On a Spartan Lady.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/190/.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XXV. On a Spartan Lady.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/190/.
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