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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MY ILL READER, by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS Poet's Biography
First Line: Thou say'st my lines are hard
Last Line: If thou not read'st them well.
Alternate Author Name(s): Martial
Subject(s): Books; Reading
First Line: Thou say'st my lines are hard
Last Line: If thou not read'st them well.
Alternate Author Name(s): Martial
Subject(s): Books; Reading
Thou say'st my lines are hard;
And I the truth will tell;
They are both hard, and marr'd,
If thou not read'st them well.
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