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MARTIAL.—LIB. 1. EPIG. 1.

HIC est, quem legis, ille, quem requiris,

Toto notus in orbe Martialis

Argutis Epigrammatôn libellis:

Cui, lector studiose, quod dedisti

Viventi decus atque sentienti,

Rari post cineres habent poetæ.

HE unto whom thou art so partial,

Oh, reader! is the well-known Martial,

The Epigrammatist: while living,

Give him the fame thou wouldst be giving;

So shall he hear, and feel, and know it:

Post-obits rarely reach a poet.

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NEW DUET.(1)

TO THE TUNE OF “WHY HOW NOW, SAUCY JADE?”

WHY how now, saucy Tom,

If you thus must ramble,

I will publish some

Remarks on Mister Campbell.(2)

ANSWER:

Why how now, Parson Bowles,(3)

Sure the priest is maudlin!

[To the Public] How can you, d—n your souls!

Listen to his twaddling?

EDITORIAL NOTES

[1] Composition by G. G. Byron, first published in The Liberal.

[2] Thomas Campbell (1777-1844), Scottish poet, mostly appreciated for his lyrics.

[3] William Lisle Bowles (1762-1850), English poet, critic, and priest, was harshly critical towards Alexander Pope’s works and poetry.

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