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. No Sorrow Peculiar to the Sufferer
2. Denner's Old Woman
3. A Figurative Description of the Procedure of Divine Love
4. By Philemon
5. The New Convert

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