B-- though with scraps of others wit

DMI number:

12731

Poem Aliases

Martial. Book 1 Epigram 67.

Confidence:

Confident (50%)

Evidence:

First Line:

B-- though with scraps of others wit

Last Line:

For silence can't like books be bought

Poem Genre / Form:

Epigram, Imitation / translation / paraphrase, and Quatrain aabb

Themes:

Personal insults, Poetry / literature / writing, and Wit

Related People

Translated from:

Martial

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

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):

CCXLII.

Poem Title:

In Imitation of Martial, L. I. Ep. 67.

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):

CCXLVI.

Poem Title:

In Imitation of Martial, L. I. Ep. 67.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed