Martial, Lib. I. Epig. I
"Hic est, quem legis, ille, quem requiris,Toto notus in orbe Martialis," etc.
HE, unto whom thou art so partial,Oh, reader! is the well-known Martial,The Epigrammatist: while living,Give him the fame thou would'st be giving;So shall he hear, and feel, and know it--Post-obits rarely reach a poet.
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