Death & Dying
Translation of Epitaph to William Northcot
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Death & Dying
Farewell!--But not for ever, Hope replies;
Trace but his steps, and meet him in the skies!
There nothing shall renew our parting pain;
Thou shalt not wither, nor I weep, again.
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Codex Note
From the Latin of Vincent Bourne.
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Cowper, William. “Translation of Epitaph to William Northcot.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/353/.
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Cowper, William. “Translation of Epitaph to William Northcot.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/353/.
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