Thracian parents, at his birth, <br />Mourn their babe with many a tear, <br />But, with undissembled mirth, <br />Place him breathless on his bier. <br /> <br />Greece and Rome, with equal score, <br />'O the savages!' exclaim, <br />'Whether they rejoice or mourn, <br />Well entitled to the name!' <br /> <br />But the cause of this concern <br />And this pleasure would they trace, <br />Even they might somewhat learn <br />From the savages of Thrace.<br /><br />William Cowper<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-thracian/
