Living
Ad Joannem Miltonum
From Poems on Several Occasions (1736)
Living
LET Mincio now in humble Waves subside;
The Mantuan Swan no more supports his Pride;
No more let Meles boast of HOMER's Lays;
No more Sebetus murmur TASSO's Praise:
Since Thames can glory in our MILTON's Name,
Thames shall be equal to them all in Fame.
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Codex Note
Duck's English imitation of a Latin epigram by Giovanni Salsilli, which the 1736 volume prints above it; only Duck's lines are given here.
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Duck, Stephen. “Ad Joannem Miltonum.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/duck/39/.
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Duck, Stephen. “Ad Joannem Miltonum.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/duck/39/.
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