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Venetian Epigram 7: Merry's the trade of a poet; but somewhat a dear one, I fear me
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From Venetian Epigrams
Living
MERRY'S the trade of a poet; but somewhat a dear one, I fear me
For, as my book grows apace, all of my sequins I lose.
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MLA
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Venetian Epigram 7: Merry's the trade of a poet; but somewhat a dear one, I fear me.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/307/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Venetian Epigram 7: Merry's the trade of a poet; but somewhat a dear one, I fear me.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/307/.
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