Martial-Lib. I. Ep. 1.
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MARTIAL.—LIB. 1. EPIG. 1.(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.
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.
ANSWER:
Why how now, Parson Bowles,
Sure the priest is maudlin!
[To the Public] How can you, d—n your souls!
Listen to his twaddling?
EDITORIAL NOTES
EDITORIAL NOTES
[1] Epigram I, by the Roman poet Martial (38/41- c. 103 CE). The English translation is by G. G. Byron (1788-1824). As remarked by W.H. Marshall, the text is actually a translation of Epigram II (Marshall 1960, 140).
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01.09.2025