Poem by William Cowper

By Heraclides

In Cnidus born, the consort I became
Of Euphron. Aretimias was my name.
His bed I shared, nor proved a barren bride,
But bore two children at a birth, and died.
One child I leave to solace and uphold
Euphron hereafter, when infirm and old
And one, for his remembrance' sake, I bear
To Pluto's realm, till he shall join me there. 

1. Olney Hymn 55. The Heart Healed and Changed by Mercy
2. Olney Hymn 4. Jehovah-Nissi. The Lord My Banner
3. An Ode, on Reading Mr. Richardson's History of Sir Charles Grandison
4. Olney Hymn 17. The House of Prayer
5. Olney Hymn 13. The Covenant

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