Selections from the Epigrams of M. Valerius Martialis Translated or Imitated in English Verse: By W. J. Courthope |
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Valediction to the Book
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Valediction to the Book
Enough! Enough! My little Book,You've reached your end by hook or crook!
Though crammed with matter to your cover,
You'd still be running on and over,
As though of all that you engage
To do upon your title-page,
Nothing were done. Of such poor stuff
The reader sickens, or speaks rough.
“Enough!” John Murray cries, “Enough!”
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