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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN SEDITIONEM HORRENDAM, by WILLIAM COWPER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: False, cruel, disappointed, stung to the heart
Last Line: We always spare a coward on his knees.
First Line: False, cruel, disappointed, stung to the heart
Last Line: We always spare a coward on his knees.
CORRUPTEELIS GALLICIS, UT FERTUR, LONDINI NUPER EXORTAM
PERFIDA, crudelis, victa et lymphata furore,
Non armis, laurum Gallia fraude petit.
Venalem pretio plebem conducit, et urit
Undique privatas patriciasque domos.
Nequicquam conata sua, foedissima sperat
Posse tamen nostra nos superare manu.
Gallia, vana struis! Precibus nunc utere! Vinces
Nam mites timidis supplicibusque sumus.
TRANSLATION.
FALSE, cruel, disappointed, stung to the heart,
France quits the warrior's for the assassin's part,
To dirty hands a dirty bribe conveys,
Bids the low street and lofty palace blaze.
Her sons too weak to vanquish us alone,
She hires the worst and basest of our own.
Kneel, France! a suppliant conquers us with ease,
We always spare a coward on his knees.
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