Great Pompey's ashes Egypt's triumphs swell

DMI number:

13151

Poem Aliases

Martial. Book 5 Epigram 74.

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Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

Great Pompey's ashes Egypt's triumphs swell

Last Line:

So vast a ruin could not spread less wide

Poem Genre / Form:

Epigram, Imitation / translation / paraphrase, and Quatrain aabb

Themes:

Death, Fame, and Other countries

Related People

Author:

Aaron Hill

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Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Works (1753) III: 312.

Translated from:

Martial

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Absolute (100%)

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Related Poems

First Line:

Great Pompey's ashes in vile Egypt lie

Last Line:

So vast a ruin could not spread less wide

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Content/Publication

Title:

A collection of epigrams. To which is prefixed, a critical dissertation on this species of poetry. [Vol. I] [ESTC T130692]

Page No(s):

CCCLXVI.

Poem Title:

Martial, Lib. 5. Epig. 75.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

A collection of epigrams. To which is prefix’d, a critical dissertation on this species of poetry. [ESTC T41]

Page No(s):

CCCLXIV.

Poem Title:

Martial, Lib. 5. Epig. 75.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed