Arts & Sciences
To John Milton
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
Arts & Sciences
Greece, sound thy Homer's, Rome, thy Virgil's name,
But England's Milton equals both in fame.
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Codex Note
From the Latin of Selvaggi, in praise of Milton.
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Cowper, William. “To John Milton.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/404/.
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Cowper, William. “To John Milton.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/404/.
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