Epigrams (Modern Library Classics) by Martial

Author:Martial
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780307803139
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2011-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

57

Does it surprise you, my dear poet friend,

That when I ask you round to dine I send

Some lines of verse? Though Jupiter has his fill

Of nectar and ambrosia, we still

Offer him wine and entrails in a dish.

The gods have given you all a man could wish:

Since you can’t want what you’ve already got,

To send you something begs the question: what?

62

Lesbia claims she’s never laid

Without good money being paid.

That’s true enough: when she’s on fire

She’ll always pay the hose’s hire.

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