Mythology & Folklore
On Niobe
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Mythology & Folklore
Charon! receive a family on board
Itself sufficient for thy crazy yawl;
Apollo and Diana, for a word
By me too proudly spoken, slew us all.
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Codex Note
Translated from the Greek.
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Cowper, William. “On Niobe.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/371/.
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Cowper, William. “On Niobe.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/371/.
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