Himself he slew when he the foe would fly
- DMI number:
- 27367
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Himself he slew when he the foe would fly
- Last Line:
- What madness this for fear of death to die
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram, Imitation / translation / paraphrase, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Death and Fear
- Translated from:
- Martial
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Title:
- Select epigrams of Martial [ECCO] [N21209]
- Page No(s):
- p.16
- Poem Title:
- Ep. LXXX.
- Attribution:
- William Hay [from title page]
- Attributed To:
- William Hay
- Title:
- The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86025]
- Page No(s):
- p.92
- Poem Title:
- XI. Martial, Lib. ii. Ep. 80.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Hay.
- Attributed To:
- William Hay
- Title:
- The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86180]
- Page No(s):
- p.87
- Poem Title:
- Martial, Lib. ii. Ep. 80
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Hay.
- Attributed To:
- William Hay
- Title:
- The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86181] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.87
- Poem Title:
- Martial, Lib. ii. Ep. 80.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Hay.
- Attributed To:
- William Hay
Poem Aliases
Martial. Epigrams. Book 2. Epigram 80
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