Social Commentaries
On a Miser
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Social Commentaries
They call thee rich--I deem thee poor,
Since if thou darst not use thy store,
But sav'st it only for thine heirs,
The treasure is not thine, but theirs.
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Codex Note
Translated from the Greek.
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Cowper, William. “On a Miser.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/373/.
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Cowper, William. “On a Miser.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/373/.
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