Death & Dying
On Invalids
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Death & Dying
Far happier are the dead, methinks, than they
Who look for death, and fear it ev'ry day.
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Codex Note
Translated from the Greek.
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Cowper, William. “On Invalids.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/389/.
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Cowper, William. “On Invalids.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/389/.
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