Living

5.

by Abraham Cowley 1618–1667

Living

—Et …lypei non enarrabile textum,
—Corpore toto
Aliè sublatum consurgit Turnus in ensem.
(Exclament Troes trepidi que Latini)
Perfidus ensis
Frangitur, in medio que ardentem deserit ictu,
Ni fuga subsidio subeat.
Isq, diu, dum terga dabant palantia Teucri
Suffecit, postquam arma Dei ad Vulcania ventum est.
Mortalis Mucr… glaciet cum fusilis ictu
Dissiluit.

MLA

Cowley, Abraham. “5.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowley/125/.

Chicago

Cowley, Abraham. “5.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowley/125/.

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