Social Commentaries
Id. Lib. 3. Ep. 32 — In Matriniam
Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Social Commentaries
Thou say'st, I cannot fit an old Wife's Bed,
I can, Matrinia, thou'rt not old, but dead.
[…] Hecube, or Niobe I could be prone,
But when she was no Bitch, and she no Stone.
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Cotton, Charles. “Id. Lib. 3. Ep. 32 — In Matriniam.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/203/.
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Cotton, Charles. “Id. Lib. 3. Ep. 32 — In Matriniam.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/203/.
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