Social Commentaries
On Late-Acquired Wealth
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Social Commentaries
Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes
Rich to no end, I curse my natal hour;
Who nought enjoy'd, while young, denied the means;
And nought, when old, enjoy'd, denied the pow'r.
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Translated from the Greek.
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Cowper, William. “On Late-Acquired Wealth.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/386/.
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