Rather in pity than in hate,

That he should be like Cupid blind,

To save him from Narcissus’ fate.”

The other is by Cowper:

“On an Ugly Fellow

“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 would’st pine,