Selections from the Epigrams of M. Valerius Martialis Translated or Imitated in English Verse: By W. J. Courthope |
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Literary Fame
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Literary Fame
From lettered circles Jones in townBy his blank verse has won renown.
Grudge not his glory! What is fame?
Most men to-day, my Smith, the name
Of Shakespeare know; of Milton some;
But all of Jumbo and Tom Thumb.
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