He fawns for more though he his thousands touch
- DMI number:
- 27990
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- He fawns for more though he his thousands touch
- Last Line:
- Fortune gives none enough but some too much
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram, Imitation / translation / paraphrase, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Advice / moral precepts and Fate / fortune / providence
- Title:
- Select epigrams of Martial [ECCO] [N21209]
- Page No(s):
- p.91
- Poem Title:
- Ep. X.
- Attribution:
- William Hay [from title page]
- Attributed To:
- William Hay
Poem Aliases
Martial. Epigrams. Book 12. Epigram 10
Content/Publication