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EPIGRAM: ON A COXCOMB by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS

First Line: YOUR NOSE AND EYES YOUR FATHER GAVE, YOU SAY
Last Line: WHERE, IN THE NAME OF HEAVEN, YOU GOT YOUR CHEEK!
YOUR nose and eyes your father gave, you say;
Your mouth, your grandsire; and your mother meek,
Your fine expression. Tell me, now, I pray,
Where, in the name of Heaven, you got your cheek!



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