History & Politics
Epigram XXXVII. On a Hare
Translated by Alexander Brome (1664) · From Songs and Other Poems (1664)
History & Politics
A Hare unsafe by land, leap'd into th' main,
Flying land-dogs, was by a sea-dog slain.
Poor worm! flies she to Earth, to Sea, to Skie,
Each hath a dog, and she by dogs must dye.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XXXVII. On a Hare.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/202/.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XXXVII. On a Hare.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/202/.
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