Death & Dying
Of Cato (III)
Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)
Death & Dying
The hand of sacred Cato, bad to tear
His breast, did start, and the made wound forbear;
Then to the gash he said with angry brow:
And is there ought great Cato cannot do?
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Lovelace, Richard. “Of Cato (III).” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/117/.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Of Cato (III).” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/117/.
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