Arts & Sciences
The Neapolitan John Baptist Manso, Marquis of Villa, to the Englishman John Milton
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Arts & Sciences
What features, form, mien, manners, with a mind
Oh how intelligent! and how refined!
Were but thy piety from fault as free,
Thou wouldest no Angle but an Angel be.
✦ ✦ ✦
Codex Note
From the Latin of Manso, in praise of Milton.
Cite this poem
MLA
Cowper, William. “The Neapolitan John Baptist Manso, Marquis of Villa, to the Englishman John Milton.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/402/.
Chicago
Cowper, William. “The Neapolitan John Baptist Manso, Marquis of Villa, to the Englishman John Milton.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/402/.
Read this poem with the Codex →