History & Politics
On the Inventor of Guns
Translated by William Cowper · From Translations
History & Politics
Praise in old times the sage Prometheus won,
Who stole aethereal radiance from the sun;
But greater he, whose bold invention strove
To emulate the fiery bolts of Jove.
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Codex Note
From Milton's Latin poems (Epigrams).
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Cowper, William. “On the Inventor of Guns.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/406/.
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Cowper, William. “On the Inventor of Guns.” Translated by William Cowper. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/406/.
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