Time & Brevity
ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΗ
From Aspects and Characters
Time & Brevity
The fashions change, for change is dear to men.
" Πάντων γλυκύτατον μεταβολή,"
Opined the Greek who had the widest ken: —
" Change of all things that be
Is sweetest." Yet since Leda's egg swans strive
To innovate no curvature on that,
And gannets dive as Noah saw them dive
O'er sunken Ararat.
Cite this poem
MLA
Brown, Thomas Edward. “ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΗ.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/brown_te/47/.
Chicago
Brown, Thomas Edward. “ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΗ.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/brown_te/47/.
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