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ON ELPHINSTONE'S TRANSLATION OF MARTIAL
O thou whom Poesy abhors,Whom Prose has turnèd out of doors,
Heard'st thou yon groan?—Proceed no further!
'Twas laurel'd Martial calling ‘Murther!’
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