To the best character he can't afford

DMI number:

27420

Poem Aliases

Martial. Epigrams. Book 5. Epigram 28

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

To the best character he can't afford

Last Line:

I think that man whom none can please is cursed

Poem Genre / Form:

Epigram, Imitation / translation / paraphrase, and Couplet

Themes:

History

Related People

Translated from:

Martial

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Content/Publication

Title:

Select epigrams of Martial [ECCO] [N21209]

Page No(s):

p.30

Poem Title:

Ep. XXVIII.

Attribution:

William Hay [from title page]

Attributed To:

William Hay