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!
More verses by William Cowper
- Inscription For The Tomb Of Mr. Hamilton
- Olney Hymn 28: Jesus Hasting To Suffer
- Olney Hymn 20: Old Testament Gospel
- Epigram : The Cottager And His Landlord. A Fable (Translated From Milton)
- An Epitaph (From The Greek)
