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LXXIV
ON COSCUS

[From Martial,] Lib. 2. Ep. 77.

Coscus, thou say'st my Epigrams are long;
I'd take thy Judgment on a Pot of Ale:
So thou may'st say the Elephant's too strong,
A Dwarf too short, the Pyramid too tall;
Things are not long, where we can nothing spare;
But, Coscus, even thy Disticks tedious are.