Twas from a spout which pours into the street
- DMI number:
- 27378
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Twas from a spout which pours into the street
- Last Line:
- If waters stab where can we be secure
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram and Imitation / translation / paraphrase
- Themes:
- Death, Fate / fortune / providence, and Violence
- Translated from:
- Martial
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Title:
- Select epigrams of Martial [ECCO] [N21209]
- Page No(s):
- p.22
- Poem Title:
- Epigram XVIII.
- Attribution:
- William Hay [from title page]
- Attributed To:
- William Hay
Poem Aliases
Martial. Epigrams. Book 4. Epigram 18
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