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William Cowper
26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800 / Hertfordshire
From The Greek Of Julianus
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A Spartan, his companion slain,
Alone from battle fled;
His mother, kindling with disdain
That she had borne him, struck him dead;
For courage, and not birth alone,
In Sparta, testifies a son!
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