Living
Prudent Simplicity
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Living
That thou mayst injure no man, dove-like be,
And serpent-like, that none may injure thee!
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Codex Note
From the Latin of John Owen.
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Cowper, William. “Prudent Simplicity.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/356/.
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Cowper, William. “Prudent Simplicity.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/356/.
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