Death & Dying
On a Fowler, by Isidorus
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Death & Dying
With seeds and bird-lime, from the desert air,
Eumelus gather'd free, though scanty, fare.
No lordly patron's hand he deign'd to kiss,
Nor lux'ry knew, save liberty, nor bliss.
Thrice thirty years he liv'd, and to his heirs
His seeds bequeath'd, his bird-lime, and his snares.
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Codex Note
From the Greek of Isidorus.
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Cowper, William. “On a Fowler, by Isidorus.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/370/.
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Cowper, William. “On a Fowler, by Isidorus.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/370/.
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