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Bursting with envy is a wretch unknown

DMI number:
27659
Poem Aliases
Martial. Epigrams. Book 9. Epigram 98
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Bursting with envy is a wretch unknown
Last Line:
May he even fret his guts to fiddle-strings
Poem Genre / Form:
Epigram and Imitation / translation / paraphrase
Themes:
Anger, Love, and Social order
Related People
Translated from:
Martial
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
Select epigrams of Martial [ECCO] [N21209]
Page No(s):
p.67
Poem Title:
Ep. XCVIII.
Attribution:
William Hay [from title page]
Attributed To:
William Hay