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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAM: ON A MISER, by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS Poet's Biography
First Line: If it be true, as grave historians say
Last Line: Death by starvation you've no cause to fear!
Alternate Author Name(s): Martial
Subject(s): Food & Eating; Misers
First Line: If it be true, as grave historians say
Last Line: Death by starvation you've no cause to fear!
Alternate Author Name(s): Martial
Subject(s): Food & Eating; Misers
IF it be true, as grave historians say,
That, just by sipping poison every day,
King Mithridates grew at last to be
Quite poison-proof, 't is plain enough to see
Your style of dining makes it mighty clear
Death by starvation you've no cause to fear!
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