Living
Epigram
Translated by John Bowring and Harry S. van Dyk (1824) · From Batavian Anthology (1824)
Living
They know full well the lying art,
Who say that Derrick has no heart:
In dangers, sir, of every kind
He feels it lives — it ne'er dissembles;
And at the smallest breath of wind,
E'en as the poplar's leaves, it trembles.
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MLA
Huygens, Constantijn. “Epigram.” Translated by John Bowring and Harry S. van Dyk. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/huygens/6/.
Chicago
Huygens, Constantijn. “Epigram.” Translated by John Bowring and Harry S. van Dyk. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/huygens/6/.
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