Arts & Sciences

An epigram is but a feeble thing

by William Cowper 1731–1800

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Arts & Sciences

An epigram is but a feeble thing
With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting.

MLA

Cowper, William. “An epigram is but a feeble thing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/281/.

Chicago

Cowper, William. “An epigram is but a feeble thing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/281/.

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