Mythology & Folklore
Narcissus
From Miscellaneous Works (Waller, 1907)
Mythology & Folklore
O HAPPY Youth what can destroy
The long Excesses of thy Joy
For nothing in the whole Creation
Will prove a Rival to thy Passion.
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MLA
Prior, Matthew. “Narcissus.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/285/.
Chicago
Prior, Matthew. “Narcissus.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/285/.
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