Arts & Sciences
It is a maxim of much weight
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Arts & Sciences
It is a maxim of much weight,
Worth conning o'er and o'er--
He. who has Homer to translate,
Had need do nothing more.
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MLA
Cowper, William. “It is a maxim of much weight.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/271/.
Chicago
Cowper, William. “It is a maxim of much weight.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/271/.
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