Religion
Living Water
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Religion
The fountain in its source,
No drought of summer fears;
The farther it pursues its course,
The nobler it appears.
But shallow cisterns yield
A scanty, short supply;
The morning sees them amply fill'd,
At ev'ning they are dry.
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Codex Note
From the French of Madame Guion.
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Cowper, William. “Living Water.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/294/.
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Cowper, William. “Living Water.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/294/.
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