Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EPIGRAM: ON A CRITIC, by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS


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EPIGRAM: ON A CRITIC, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A brother scribbler calls my verses wrong
Last Line: To please his guests, not other people's cooks!
Alternate Author Name(s): Martial
Subject(s): Criticism & Critics


A BROTHER scribbler calls my verses wrong
In point of art; small merit he can see.
Well, since my readers like my simple song,
That, I am sure, is quite enough for me;
The man who gives a public dinner looks
To please his guests, not other people's cooks!





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