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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEJANUS HIS FALL: THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE (AFTER CLAUDIAN), by BEN JONSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Old men not staid with age, virgins with shame
Last Line: So lies he no where, and yet often buried
Subject(s): Sejanus, Lucius Aelius (d. 31 A.d.)
First Line: Old men not staid with age, virgins with shame
Last Line: So lies he no where, and yet often buried
Subject(s): Sejanus, Lucius Aelius (d. 31 A.d.)
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