Death & Dying
On an Infant
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Death & Dying
Bewail not much, my parents! me, the prey
Of ruthless Ades, and sepulcher'd here.
An infant, in my fifth scarce finish'd year,
He found all sportive, innocent, and gay,
Your young Callimachus; and if I knew
Not many joys, my griefs were also few.
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Translated from the Greek.
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Cowper, William. “On an Infant.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/369/.
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Cowper, William. “On an Infant.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/369/.
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