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“That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.”

Quote by Martial

Book:The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose. Each Accompanied by One Or More Verse Translations, from the Works of English Poets, and Various Other Sources

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The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose. Each Accompanied by One Or More Verse Translations, from the Works of English Poets, and Various Other Sources

The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose presents a collection of Martial's epigrams, translated into English prose for contemporary readers. Each epigram is accompanied by one or more verse translations, showcasing the influence of Martial's work on English poetry. The book includes translations from a range of English poets and other sources, providing a comprehensive view of Martial's epigrams and their adaptation in English literature. more

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Martial, born on March 1, 40, and died in 102, was a renowned Roman poet known for his lyric and satirical poems. His works are characterized by their unique style and beautiful language, and have had a profound impact on literature throughout history. more

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Source: The Epigrams of Martial

“I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.”

Asks Refuse Cease Granted Borrowing

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Source: The Epigrams of Martial

“Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.”

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“Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.”

May Art Multitudes

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“I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.”

Ifs Seems Causes Too Much Beats Dinner Cooks Gluttony Trifling Cookery

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Source: The Epigrams of Martial

“A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.”

Should Masters Cooks Cookery

Book:The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose. Each Accompanied by One Or More Verse Translations, from the Works of English Poets, and Various Other Sources

Source: The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose. Each Accompanied by One Or More Verse Translations, from the Works of English Poets, and Various Other Sources

“I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.”

Water Eating Fishes Noble Lakes Shells Thrust Saturated Pickles

Author:Martial

“You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.”

Giving Three Wish Eating Hundred Praise Dinner Excellent Verses Baths Dine

Book:The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose. Each Accompanied by One Or More Verse Translations, from the Works of English Poets, and Various Other Sources

Source: The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose. Each Accompanied by One Or More Verse Translations, from the Works of English Poets, and Various Other Sources

“See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?”

Grows Eating Fats Geese Liver Amazement Swollen

Book:The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose. Each Accompanied by One Or More Verse Translations, from the Works of English Poets, and Various Other Sources

Source: The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose. Each Accompanied by One Or More Verse Translations, from the Works of English Poets, and Various Other Sources

“However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.”

Stills Greater Eating Dishes

Book:The Epigrams of Martial

Source: The Epigrams of Martial