Beware, my friend! of crystal brook,
Or fountain, lest that hideous hook,
Thy nose, thou chance to see;
Narcissus' fate would then be thine,
And self-detested thou wouldst pine,
As self-enamour'd he.
More verses by William Cowper
- Love Abused
- Olney Hymn 12: Ephraim Repenting
- Olney Hymn 44: Submission
- Olney Hymn 38: Looking Upwards In A Storm
- On A Miser, 2 (From The Greek)