Social Commentaries
On an Ugly Fellow
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Social Commentaries
Beware, my friend! of crystal brook
Or fountain, lest that hideous hook,
Thy nose, thou chance to see;
Narcissus' fate would then be thine,
And self-detested thou wouldst pine,
As self-enamour'd he.
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Codex Note
Translated from the Greek.
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Cowper, William. “On an Ugly Fellow.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/395/.
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Cowper, William. “On an Ugly Fellow.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/395/.
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