Social Commentaries
To Demosthenis
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Social Commentaries
It flatters and deceives thy view,
This mirror of ill-polish'd ore!
For were it just, and told thee true,
Thou would'st consult it never more.
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Codex Note
Translated from the Greek.
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Cowper, William. “To Demosthenis.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/392/.
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Cowper, William. “To Demosthenis.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/392/.
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