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A52102 Epigrams of Martial, Englished with some other pieces, ancient and modern.; Epigrammata. English. Selections Martial.; Killigrew, Henry, 1613-1700. 1695 (1695) Wing M830; ESTC R20924 97,802 340

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proud_a rome_n how_o long_o must_v i_o submit_v unto_o the_o doom_n to_o trot_v among_o the_o daggled-ushering-train_n of_o poor_a gownsman_n leaden_a coin_n to_o gain_v while_o chariot-driver_n scorpus_fw-la in_o one_o hour_n alone_o of_o the_o day_n whole_a bag_n of_o radiant_a gold_n can_v bear_v away_o i_o do_v not_o ask_v the_o merit_n of_o my_o book_n for_o flock_n in_o rich_a apulian_a pasture_n look_v for_o glebe_n of_o nile_n or_o hybla_n honey_n field_n or_o yet_o the_o generous_a wine_n setinus_n yield_v what_o be_v it_o do_v then_o require_v which_o i_o will_v please_v to_o sleep_v my_o fill_n and_o pass_v my_o day_n in_o ease_n ep._n 75._o on_o galla._n galla_n time_n past_a ask_v i_o a_o hundred_o pound_n and_o it_o be_v not_o much_o where_o such_o a_o form_n be_v find_v after_o one_o year_n fifty_o be_v she_o demand_v methinks_v she_o now_o be_v at_o a_o dear_a hand_n some_o time_n lapse_v say_v she_o twenty_o you_o will_v bestow_v ten_o i_o shall_v glad_o but_o she_o 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the_o same_o but_o make_v no_o show_n laugh_v at_o such_o tear_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o grief_n know_v ep._n 82._o to_o gallus_n if_o my_o vexation_n can_v thy_o state_n amend_v morning_n nay_o midnight_n gown_a i_o will_v thee_o attend_v the_o shrill_a and_o pierce_a north_n wind_n blast_n i_o will_v bear_v break_v through_o deep_a snow_n no_o stormy_a season_n fear_n but_o when_o these_o toil_v make_v thou_o not_o one_o doit_n more_o happy_a which_o to_o the_o ingenious_a be_v so_o sore_o to_o a_o tire_a friend_n remit_v such_o labour_n vain_a which_o thee_o no_o profit_n bring_v but_o i_o much_o pain_n ep._n 89._o on_o the_o statue_n of_o juno_n thy_o juno_n polyclet_n most_o
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infuse_v thy_o guest_n may_v possible_o deserve_v their_o bane_n such_o precious_a liquor_n can_v to_o be_v slay_v ep._n 20._o on_o aelia_n four_o tooth_n as_o i_o remember_v be_v thy_o store_n one_o cough_n spit-out_a two_o and_o one_o cough_v two_o more_o now_o safe_o thou_o may_v cough_v thy_o whole_a life_n through_o for_o the_o three_o cough_n have_v nothing_o lest_o to_o do_v ep._n 21._o to_o caecilian_a what_o brutishness_n be_v this_o when_o friend_n you_o treat_v they_o look_v on_o alone_o you_o mushroom_n eat_v what_o on_o such_o gluttony_n shall_v i_o implore_v may_v claudiu's_fw-mi mushroom_n eat_v and_o never_o eat_v more_o ep._n 22._o on_o mucius_n scevola_n when_o for_o the_o king_n his_o scribe_n bold_a mucius_n slay_v in_o flame_n instead_o of_o blood_n he_o do_v imbrue_v his_o err_a hand_n the_o foe_n not_o steel_v to_o see_v 〈…〉_z a_o prodigy_n so_o fall_v bid_v he_o go_v free_a what_o mucius_n in_o contempt_n of_o pain_n be_v bold_a to_o act_v porsena_n faint_v to_o behold_v his_o failing_n hand_n thus_o great_a glory_n find_v have_v he_o not_o err_v he_o have_v be_v less_o renown_v ep._n 26._o on_o faustinus_n at_o length_n faustinus_n let_v the_o world_n obtain_v the_o polish_a piece_n of_o thy_o learned_a brain_n which_o the_o athenian_a school_n will_v high_o praise_v and_o our_o old_a sage_n to_o the_o star_n will_v raise_v do_v doubt_v to_o admit_v fame_n stand_v at_o thy_o gate_n thy_o labour_n just_a reward_n to_o bear_v do_v hate_v that_o which_o will_v after_o in_o thy_o time_n let_v live_v too_o late_a man_n praise_v unto_o our_o ash_n give_v ep._n 28._o to_o procillus_n to_o sup_v with_o i_o to_o thou_o i_o do_v propound_v but_o it_o be_v when_o our_o full_a cup_n have_v oft_o go_v round_o the_o thing_n thou_o straight_o concluded'_v to_o be_v do_v merry_a and_o sober_a word_n count_v all_o one_o th'example's_n dangerous_a at_o the_o high_a rate_n a_o memorative_n drunkard_n all_o man_n hate_v ep._n 30._o to_o fidentinus_n it_o be_v say_v my_o book_n thou_o do_v abroad_o recite_v as_o if_o my_o verse_n thou_o thyself_o do_v write_v verse_n i_o will_v gratis_o send_v let_v they_o be_v i_o otherwise_o buy_v they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v thou_o ep._n 33._o to_o sabidius_n i_o love_v thou_o not_o but_o why_o i_o can_v display_v i_o love_v thou_o not_o be_v all_o that_o i_o can_v say_v ep._n 34._o on_o galla._n galla_n alone_o her_o father_n death_n never_o weep_v when_o any_o come_v in_o tear_n her_o cheek_n she_o steep_v that_o galla_n be_v not_o grief_n for_o praise_n be_v show_v she_o true_o grieve_v that_o grieve_v when_o she_o be_v alone_a ep._n 36._o to_o cornelius_n cornelius_n thou_o complain_v i_o verse_n write_v so_o loose_a and_o wanton_a master_n they_o affright_v from_o read_v in_o the_o school_n but_o these_o my_o book_n please_v if_o not_o wanton_a none_o who_o on_o they_o look_v more_o than_o the_o marriagebed_n without_o due_a rite_n the_o sob'r_a man_n or_o chaste_a wife_n delight_v thou_o may_v say_v too_o a_o nuptial_a song_n indite_v but_o in_o the_o nuptial_a language_n do_v not_o write_v who_o ever_o do_v flora_n grave_o dress_v before_o or_o put_v a_o matron_n steal_v upon_o a_o whore_n to_o epigram_n much_o licence_n be_v allow_v nor_o please_v they_o speak_v always_o in_o a_o cloud_n wherefore_o lie_v by_o thy_o grave_a and_o sour_a mind_n and_o judge_v my_o sportive_a muse_n in_o she_o own_o kind_a geld_v not_o my_o verse_n for_o foul_a be_v his_o mistake_n who_o a_o priapus_n cybel_n priest_n will_v make_v ep._n 37_o to_o lucanus_n and_o tullius_n if_o to_o thou_o tullius_n or_o to_o lucan_n thou_o castor_n and_o pollux_n fate_n allow_v may_v be_v your_o pious_a strife_n both_o mutual_o will_v show_v each_o before_o other_o unto_o death_n will_v go_v and_o he_o who_o lot_n it_o be_v to_o lead_v the_o way_n live_v my_o time_n brother_n and_o your_o own_o will_v say_v ep._n 39_o on_o fidentinus_n the_o book_n fidentine_n which_o thou_o read_v be_v i_o but_o while_o thou_o read_v it_o ill_o thou_o make_v it_o thou_o ep._n 40._o to_o decianus_n if_o a_o rare_a friend_n i_o will_v essay_n to_o show_v so_o faithful_a age_n past_a do_v only_o know_v if_o one_o embue_v with_o greek_a and_o latin_a lore_n who_o single_a goodness_n through_o all_o danger_n bear_v guardian_n and_o friend_n of_o truth_n who_o will_v not_o fear_v that_o man_n of_o what_o he_o ask_v the_o god_n shall_v hear_v who_o lean_v alone_a on_o his_o virtue_n great_a and_o sound_a decian_a be_v he_o in_o who_o all_o these_o be_v find_v ep._n 41._o to_o the_o envious_a who_o read_v these_o line_n from_o ranc'rous_a spleen_n not_o free_a may_v envy_v all_o and_o none_o ever_o envy_v thou_o ep._n 42._o on_o cecilius_n thou_o seem_v facetious_a to_o thyself_o to_o be_v but_o other_o no_o such_o thing_n in_o thou_o can_v see_v what_o then_o brutish_a buffoonery_n and_o rank_n such_o as_o the_o crier_n show_v on_o tibur_n bank_n that_o which_o for_o wit_n among_o some_o people_n pass_v chaffer_v for_o brimstone_n matches_n break_a glass_n such_o as_o the_o seller_n of_o warm_a pulse_n and_o meat_n delight_n those_o with_o who_o in_o the_o street_n do_v eat_v such_o as_o from_o boy_n and_o butcher_n you_o shall_v hear_v when_o pug_n go_v by_o the_o bagpipe_n and_o the_o bear_n from_o ballad-singer_n of_o the_o mean_a strain_n when_o people_n make_v a_o ring_n to_o applaud_v their_o vein_n such_o as_o old_a bawd_n do_v undertake_v to_o make_v who_o shameless_a impudence_n for_o wit_n some_o take_v cease_v then_o at_o length_n fond_o thyself_o to_o deem_v what_o none_o beside_o thyself_o do_v thou_o esteem_v that_o from_o day_n caballus_fw-la thou_o do_v bear_v the_o bell_n in_o
drollery_n fame_v day_n galba_n far_o excel_v it_o be_v not_o give_v to_o all_o to_o have_v a_o wit_n true_a ralliery_a in_o the_o right_a vein_n to_o hit_v who_o utter_v sottish_a jest_n and_o scurrilous_a dross_n sextus_n caballus_fw-la act_v not_o but_o the_o horse_n ep._n 43._o on_o porcia_n when_o brutus_n death_n fame_n unto_o porcia_n bring_v and_o friend_n withhold_v the_o arm_n her_o sorrow_n seek_v i_o think_v say_v she_o my_o cato_n father_n when_o he_o die_v teach_v you_o that_o death_n to_o none_o can_v be_v deny_v she_o speak_v and_o greedy_o devour_v the_o fire_n go_v now_o officious_a throng_n vain_o conspire_v the_o weapon_n to_o deny_v my_o grief_n desire_n ep._n 45._o to_o stella_n if_o twice_o the_o hare_n and_o lion_n sport_v be_v a_o subject_a stella_n trivial_a unto_o thou_o revenge_v thyself_o upon_o i_o with_o like_a fare_n invite_v i_o twice_o and_o set_v before_o i_o hare_n ep._n 54._o to_o fidentine_n in_o the_o book_n thou_o have_v filch_v from_o i_o one_o page_z alone_z be_v thou_o and_o to_o be_v thou_o be_v so_o well_o know_v it_o all_o the_o rest_n proclaim_v to_o be_v purloin_v so_o greasy_a homespun_a cloth_n to_o scarlet_n join_v its_o lustre_n as_o it_o wrong_n and_o do_v defile_v itself_o it_o also_o render_v the_o more_o vile_a so_o earthen_a cup_n with_o crystal_n set_v in_o place_n the_o worse_o they_o suit_n the_o more_o themselves_o disgrace_n in_o consort_n thus_o ridiculous_a do_v show_v among_o the_o milkwhite_a swan_n a_o rascal_n crow_n a_o chatter_a pie_n harsh_a note_n in_o grove_n so_o sound_a where_o quire_n of_o charm_a nightingale_n abound_v i_o need_v no_o critic_n aid_v for_o my_o relief_n thy_o own_o vile_a verse_n right_n i_o and_o call_v thou_o thief_n ep._n 55._o to_o fuscus_n if_o thou_o have_v room_n to_o admit_v a_o friend_n yet_o more_o fuscus_n on_o all_o side_n throng_v with_o friend_n before_o i_o beg_v the_o place_n and_o do_v not_o i_o refuse_v because_o i_o be_o new_a into_o the_o list_n to_o choose_v those_o that_o now_o boast_v thy_o old_a friend_n they_o be_v have_v once_o a_o time_n when_o they_o but_o new_a one_o be_v look_v only_o thou_o if_o he_o that_o now_o do_v sue_v to_o be_v thy_o friend_n may_v prove_v a_o old_a and_o true_a ep._n 56._o to_o fronto_n will_v thou_o know_v what_o my_o high_a wish_n be_v fronto_n the_o glory_n both_o of_o peace_n and_o war_n they_o be_v to_o plough_v my_o own_o though_o little_a field_n small_a mean_n to_o have_v which_o may_v much_o leisure_n yield_v will_v any_o wise_a the_o morning_n ave_fw-la pay_v to_o freeze_a marble_n ever_o the_o break_n of_o day_n who_o may_v unfold_v before_o his_o fire_n and_o warm_a net_n load_v from_o his_o small_a but_o fruitful_a farm_n or_o with_o his_o line_n may_v take_v the_o fish_n alive_a fetch_v amber_n honey_n from_o the_o drop_a hive_n who_o propt-up_a table_n by_o his_o hind_n be_v press_v with_o his_o own_o cate_n which_o unbought_a fuel_n dress_v may_v they_o not_o love_v this_o life_n that_o love_v not_o i_o but_o age_a grow_v in_o city-drudgery_n ep._n 58._o to_o flaccus_n will_v know_v what_o temper_n i_o to_o love_n will_v choose_v what_o maid_n i_o like_v and_o what_o i_o will_v refuse_v i_o neither_o like_o the_o facile_a nor_o the_o coy_a the_o overhard_a nor_o easy_a to_o enjoy_v a_o mean_a betwixt_o both_o i_o rather_o do_v approve_v she_o that_o nor_o rack_n nor_o cloy_v the_o sweet_n of_o love_n ep._n 63._o on_o levina_n levina_n chaste_a as_o sabine_n be_v of_o old_a than_o her_o strict_a husband_n yet_o more_o strict_a and_o cold_a while_o in_o the_o common_a bath_n she_o do_v descend_v and_o in_o those_o freedom_n many_o hour_n do_v spend_v she_o fall_v in_o love_n in_o the_o cold_a stream_n take_v fire_n and_o burn_v with_o a_o youth_n in_o loose_a desire_n she_o leave_v her_o husband_n and_o her_o virtuous_a name_n helen_n go_v thence_o penelope_n that_o come_v ep._n 64._o on_o celer_n celer_n to_o read_v my_o epigram_n do_v crave_v but_o to_o recite_v his_o own_o be_v the_o thing_n he_o will_v have_v ep._n 65._o to_o fabulla_n thou_o be_v fair_a and_o young_a fabulla_n it_o be_v true_a and_o also_o rich_a to_o give_v thou_o but_o thy_o due_a but_o when_o of_o these_o thou_o do_v so_o often_o vaunt_v wealth_n youth_n and_o beauty_n none_o so_o much_o do_v want_n ep._n 67._o to_o one_o that_o steal_v his_o verse_n thou_o sordid_a felon_n of_o my_o verse_n and_o fame_n so_o cheap_a do_v hope_v to_o get_v a_o poet_n name_n as_o by_o the_o purchase_n bare_o of_o my_o book_n for_o ten_o vile_a penny_n eternal_a glory_n rook_n find_v out_o some_o virgin_n poem_n never_o see_v day_n which_o wary_a writer_n in_o their_o desk_n do_v lay_v lock_v up_o and_o know_v unto_o themselves_o alone_o not_o one_o with_o use_v tear_v and_o sordid_a grow_v a_o publish_a work_n can_v never_o the_o author_n change_n like_o one_o never_o pass_v the_o press_n that_o never_o do_v range_v the_o world_n trim_o bind_v up_o and_o such_o i_o will_v sell_v give_v i_o my_o price_n nor_o will_v the_o secret_n tell_v he_o that_o another_o wit_n and_o fame_n will_v own_v must_v silence_n buy_v and_o not_o a_o book_n that_o be_v know_v ep._n 68_o to_o choerilus_n thou_o blame_v i_o often_o that_o i_o write_v too_o free_a i_o seem_v to_o do_v so_o when_o i_o write_v of_o thou_o vicious_a ep._n 69._o on_o rufus_n all_o rufus_n thought_n and_o action_n nevia_n fill_v his_o grief_n joy_n silence_n all_o speak_v nevia_n still_o wherever_o he_o feast_v nevia_n ino_n speech_n alone_o he_o want_v all_o power_n if_o nevia_n make_v not_o one_o mean_v to_o wish_v his_o father_n the_o good_a day_n nevia_n my_o light_n ave_fw-la his_o tongue_n do_v say_v nevia_n read_v this_o and_o close_o smile_v thereon_o why_o fool_n do_v rave_v nevia_n not_o thou_o alone_o ep._n 71._o to_o his_o book_n go_v book_n to_o proculus_n splendid_a seat_n resort_n and_o in_o my_o stead_n make_v thy_o officious_a court_n let_v not_o his_o state_n and_o grandeur_n thou_o dismay_v to_o the_o learned_a no_o gate_n afford_v a_o op'ner_n way_n to_o phoebus_n and_o the_o muse_n be_v more_o dear_a if_o he_o shall_v ask_v why_o be_v himself_o not_o here_o reply_v i_o can_v not_o be_v my_o verse_n slight_a attend_v the_o great_a and_o even_o such_o mean_a one_o write_v ep._n 73._o on_o fidentine_n for_o verse_n fidentine_n thou_o steal_v from_o i_o a_o poet_n fain_o thou_o will_v repute_v be_v old_a aegle_n so_o well-toothed_a will_v yet_o be_v think_v when_o she_o a_o set_v of_o ivory_n tooth_n have_v buy_v paint_a lycoris_n to_o herself_o seem_v fair_a who_o only_o with_o a_o gipsy_n can_v compare_v on_o like_a account_n a_o poet_n thou_o be_v name_v and_o may_v though_o bald_a for_o youthful_a lock_n be_v fame_v ep._n 77._o to_o flaccus_n among_o my_o noble_a friend_n thou_o who_o have_v place_n flaccus_n the_o offspring_n of_o antenor_n race_n renounce_v the_o muse_n song_n and_o charm_a choir_n not_o one_o of_o they_o enrich_v those_o they_o inspire_v court_v not_o apollo_n pallas_n have_v the_o gold_n she_o be_v wise_a and_o do_v the_o god_n in_o mortgage_n hold_v what_o profit_n be_v there_o in_o a_o ivy_n wreath_n its_o fruit_n the_o load_a olive_n sink_v beneath_o in_o helicon_n there_o be_v nought_o but_o spring_n and_o bay_n the_o muse_n harp_n loud-sounding_a empty_a praise_n what_o with_o parnassus_n stream_n haste_v thou_o to_o do_v the_o roman_a forum_n rich_a and_o near_a too_o there_o the_o cash_n chink_n but_o about_o the_o poet_n be_v chai●_n the_n smack_v of_o kiss_v only_o fill_v the_o air._n ep._n 79._o on_o festus_n when_o a_o foul_a gangrene_n seize_v on_o festus_n face_n and_o the_o black_a venom_n spread_v over_o all_o the_o place_n with_o unwet_a eye_n his_o weep_a friend_n he_o tell_v the_o infernal_a shade_n he_o purpose_v to_o behold_v but_o then_o his_o pious_a throat_n he_o do_v not_o stain_v with_o poison_n nor_o choose_v famin_n linger_a pain_n but_o by_o a_o roman_a death_n he_o do_v decree_n the_o noble_a way_n to_o set_v his_o spirit_n free_a far_o more_o renowned_a be_v he_o than_o cato_n end_n cato_n be_v cesar_n foe_n but_o he_o his_o friend_n ep._n 84._o on_o manneja_n that_o thy_o dog_n love_v to_o lick_v thy_o lip_n thou_o be_v please_v he_o will_v lick_v that_o too_o of_o which_o thy_o belly_n be_v ease_v and_o not_o to_o flatter_v and_o the_o truth_n to_o smother_v i_o do_v believe_v he_o know_v not_o one_o from_o the_o other_o ep._n 85._o on_o quirinus_n a_o roman_a knight_n quirinus_n like_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v wed_v yet_o fruit_n desire_v and_o have_v of_o the_o marriage_n bed_n how_o can_v this_o be_v his_o maid_n can_v solve_v the_o doubt_n
free_a ep._n 69._o on_o a_o smell-feast_n unwilling_o thou_o supp'_v abroad_o i_o will_v die_v if_o what_o thou_o say_v be_v not_o a_o splendid_a lie_n in_o other_o treat_v apicius_n do_v delight_n and_o with_o regret_n at_o home_o do_v pass_v the_o night_n if_o thou_o unwilling_a art_n why_o do_v thou_o go_v thou_o be_v force_v thou_o say_v all_o smell-feast_n be_v force_v so_o melior_fw-la invite_v thou_o to_o a_o sumptuous_a feast_n where_o be_v thy_o brag_v deny_v now_o be_v the_o test._n ep._n 71._o to_o cecilianus_n there_o be_v none_o than_o thou_o more_o candid_a can_v be_v say_v who_o when_o some_o parcel_n in_o my_o book_n thou_o have_v read_v from_o marsus_n or_o catullus_n do_v recite_v the_o like_a to_o show_v how_o much_o i_o better_a write_v compare_v with_o they_o thy_o good-will's_a to_o i_o know_v but_o will_v will_v read_v some_o verse_n of_o thy_o own_o ep._n 75._o on_o a_o lion_n a_o lion_n wont_a his_o keeper_n stripe_n to_o bear_v into_o who_o mouth_n his_o hand_n without_o all_o fear_n he_o use_v to_o thrust_v such_o tameness_n he_o be_v teach_v but_o sudden_o so_o high_a his_o fury_n wrought_v it_o be_v above_o what_o from_o the_o lybian_a clime_n he_o bring_v for_o while_o two_o boy_n do_v rake_v the_o sandy_a floor_n with_o savage_a rage_n he_o both_o in_o piece_n tear_v the_o theatre_n like_o crime_n never_o know_v before_o roman_n may_v well_o say_v treacherous_a beast_n forbear_v of_o romulus_n wolf_n young_a child_n learn_v to_o spare_v ep._n 77._o to_o cosconius_n thou_o think_v my_o epigram_n in_o length_n exceed_v to_o grease_v the_o charret-wheel_n to_o make_v they_o speed_n thou_o be_v only_o fit_a who_o poem_n length_n do_v rate_n by_o the_o foot-rule_n not_o reason_n wit_n and_o weight_n by_o the_o same_o law_n colossus_n thou_o may_v call_v too_o long_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o child_n too_o small_a of_o marsus_n pedo_n learn_v what_o you_o do_v know_v two_o page_n on_o one_o subject_n they_o will_v bestow_v that_o be_v not_o long_o from_o which_o thou_o nought_o can_v take_v but_o coscon_n thou_o can_v long_v a_o distich_n make_v ep._n 80._o on_o fannius_n when_o fannius_n from_o his_o foe_n do_v fly_v himself_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n he_o slay_v who_o ever_o a_o great_a madness_n know_v life_n to_o destroy_v for_o fear_v to_o die_v ep._n 82._o on_o ponticus_n what_o veil_v it_o thou_o to_o make_v thy_o slave_n a_o mute_n of_o thy_o foul_a crime_n much_o louder_n now_o the_o bruit_n ep._n 85._o to_o a_o friend_n a_o summer_n gift_n that_o i_o in_o winter_n make_v in_o evil_a part_n i_o will_v not_o have_v thou_o take_v or_o for_o my_o present_n hold_v i_o for_o a_o clown_n but_o while_o it_o be_v cold_a send_v i_o a_o summer_n gown_n ep._n 86._o to_o classicus_n that_o i_o acrostick_n glory_n not_o to_o write_v in_o verse_n backward_o read_v take_v no_o delight_n make_v not_o the_o echo_n in_o my_o verse_n play_v after_o the_o grecian_a poetastr_v way_n nor_o yet_o soft_a melt_a number_n so_o 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thou_o a_o spite_n antony_n apicius_n vomit_n do_v use_v thy_o horrid_a lust_n no_o patron_n can_v excuse_v ep._n 90._o to_o quintilianus_n of_o giddy_a youth_n thou_o guide_v of_o high_a renown_n quintilian_n glory_n of_o the_o roman_a gown_n that_o i_o do_v haste_n though_o poor_a thy_o licence_n give_v to_o enjoy_v my_o life_n none_o haste_v enough_o to_o live_v who_o aim_v to_o increase_v their_o father_n wealth_n to_o throng_v their_o court_n with_o statue_n this_o defer_v too_o long_o i_o only_o to_o these_o easy_a thing_n aspire_v a_o spring_n with_o natural_a turf_n a_o shine_a fire_n servant_n well_o feed_v a_o plain_a unlearned_a wife_n night_n pass_v away_o in_o sleep_n day_n without_o strife_n ep._n 91._o to_o caesar._n welfare_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o earth_n while_o thou_o we_o safe_o behold_v we_o god_n believe_v to_o be_v if_o my_o slight_a book_n do_v ever_o thou_o entertain_v and_o oft_o to_o read_v they_o thou_o do_v not_o disdain_v what_o nature_n do_v deny_v do_v thou_o bestow_v for_o father_n of_o three_o child_n make_v i_o go_v when_o my_o verse_n take_v not_o this_o will_v be_v a_o ease_n a_o high_a reward_n in_o case_n they_o thou_o do_v please_v ep._n 92._o to_o his_o wife_n he_o father_n of_o three_o child_n i_o have_v make_v and_o all_o my_o muse_n labour_n rich_o pay_v who_o only_o can_v thou_o wife_n i_o will_v not_o retain_v lest_o i_o the_o prince_n bounty_n render_v vain_a lib_fw-la iii_o ep._n 1._o to_o the_o reader_n this_o three_o book_n good_a or_o bad_a what_o ever_o it_o be_v gallia_n togata_fw-la send_v from_o far_o to_o thou_o if_o read_v this_o my_o former_a thou_o do_v praise_v both_o yet_o be_v i_o that_o which_o least_o claim_v the_o bay_n those_o must_v excel_v bear_v rome_n within_o thy_o wall_n a_o slave_n of_o thou_o above_o a_o freeborn_a gaul_n ep._n 2._o to_o his_o book_n to_o who_o shall_v i_o a_o present_v make_v thou_o book_n speedy_o for_o a_o patron_n round_o thou_o look_v lest_o cook_n as_o if_o waste-paper_n or_o astray_o to_o wrap_v up_o spice_n ravish_v thou_o away_o shall_v faustine_n thou_o protect_v do_v say_v thou_o be_v wise_a now_o rich_o bind_v contempt_n thou_o may_v despise_v twist_v with_o silk_n and_o gold_n thy_o head-band_n show_v luxurious_o all_o gild_a over_o go_v for_o if_o faustinus_n shall_v approve_v of_o thou_o no_o critic_n fear_n though_o probus_n self_n he_o be_v ep._n 3._o on_o a_o ill_o shape_v woman_n thy_o face_n that_o be_v fair_a thou_o vail_v when_o thou_o do_v go_v to_o bath_n a_o ugly_a body_n naked_a show_n believe_v the_o water_n nymph_n thou_o thus_o do_v pray_v bath_n in_o thy_o clothes_n or_o cast_v thy_o veil_n away_o ep._n 4._o to_o his_o book_n book_n haste_n to_o rome_n whence_o come_v thou_o if_o man_n say_v reply_v from_o the_o track_n of_o the_o emilian_a way_n if_o they_o demand_v the_o city_n where_o i_o dwell_v imola_n or_o cornelii_n forum_n tell_v if_o for_o what_o cause_n i_o be_o absent_a they_o inquire_v the_o folly_n of_o the_o city_n i_o do_v tire_v if_o when_o i_o do_v return_v a_o poet_n say_v i_o go_v when_o on_o a_o fiddle_n i_o can_v play_v ep._n 5._o to_o his_o book_n my_o book_n while_o thou_o to_o rome_n alone_o i_o send_v shall_v i_o to_o many_o friend_n or_o one_o commend_v one_o enough_o where_o no_o strange_a will_v be_v find_v julius_n who_o name_n my_o tongue_n so_o oft_o do_v sound_a the_o house_n once_o daphnis_n he_o do_v master_n call_v you_o will_v find_v he_o straight_o in_o the_o first_o court_n of_o all_o his_o wife_n will_v thou_o into_o her_o bosom_n store_n although_o with_o highway-dust_n all_o cover_v over_o if_o they_o together_o or_o apart_o you_o meet_v say_v only_o thus_o you_o marcus_z bid_v i_o greet_v this_o be_v enough_o who_o letter_n bring_v offend_v think_v he_o commendation_n needs_o to_o friend_n ep._n 8._o on_o quintus_fw-la quintus_fw-la love_v thais_n which_o thais_n the_o blind_a as_o she_o want_v one_o eye_n he_o want_v both_o i_o find_v ep._n 9_o on_o cinna_n cinna_n it_o be_v say_v do_v verse_n write_v against_o i_o he_o do_v not_o write_v who_o verse_n none_o care_v to_o see_v ep._n 10._o on_o philomusus_n thy_o father_n know_v thy_o luxurious_a way_n assign_v thou_o a_o allowance_n for_o each_o day_n such_o as_o thy_o table_n may_v both_o stint_n and_o serve_v that_o neither_o thou_o may_v riot_n nor_o yet_o starve_v but_o when_o he_o die_v he_o leave_v thou_o heir_n of_o all._n what_o great_a mischief_n can_v to_o thou_o befall_v thy_o disinherit_n thou_o this_o may_v call_v ep._n 11._o on_o quintus_fw-la if_o she_o thou_o love_v nor_o blind_a nor_o thais_n be_v what_o make_v thou_o think_v last_o distich_n
to_o borrow_v the_o other_o day_n which_o speedy_o thou_o promise_v to_o repay_v i_o have_v it_o not_o as_o civil_a i_o do_v say_v but_o thou_o by_o a_o friend_n visit_v much_o surprise_v to_o borrow_v of_o i_o silver_n plate_n devise_v be_v thou_o a_o fool_n or_o i_o do_v one_o suppose_v when_o ten_o i_o will_v not_o fifty_o pound_n i_o will_v lose_v ep._n 18._o on_o a_o boy_n kill_v by_o a_o icicle_n at_o fountain-gate_n who_o stone_n do_v always_o drop_v near_o to_o the_o porch_n a_o hundred_o column_n prop_v a_o pond'rous_a stream_n by_o cold_a congeal_v to_o glass_n fall_v on_o a_o lad_n as_o he_o the_o arch_n do_v pass_v soon_o as_o the_o wretch_n the_o fatal_a blow_n have_v feel_v the_o sharpen_v ice_n in_o the_o warm_a wound_n do_v melt_v what_o can_v restrain_v thou_o death_n where_o be_v not_o find_v when_o water_n like_o a_o sword_n can_v cut_v and_o wound_v ep._n 20._o on_o gellia_n and_o cerellia_n cerellia_n young_a affect_v to_o say_v she_z old_a old_a gellia_n among_o the_o girl_n will_v be_v enroll_v what_o either_o do_v colinus_n can_v digest_v the_o young_a one_o play_v the_o fool_n the_o old_a the_o beast_n ep._n 21._o on_o selius_n selius_n affirm_v in_o heaven_n no_o god_n there_o be_v and_o while_o he_o thrive_v and_o they_o their_o thunder_n spare_v his_o dare_a tenet_n to_o the_o world_n seem_v fair_a ep._n 24._o on_o lycoris_n lycoris_n friend_n be_v rare_o of_o long_a life_n i_o wish_v she_o be_v acquaint_v with_o my_o wife_n ep._n 26._o on_o posthumus_n for_o not_o attend_v on_o thou_o a_o whole_a year_n what_o i_o have_v lose_v thereby_o posthumus_n hear_v five_o hundred_o penny_n at_o least_o upon_o this_o score_n it_o be_v much_o a_o gown_n will_v yet_o have_v cost_v i_o more_o ep._n 27._o to_o domitian_n my_o book_n thou_o often_o grace_v with_o thy_o praise_n though_o malice_n it_o deny_v thou_o oft_o give_v bay_n nor_o only_o by_o thy_o word_n this_o truth_n be_v know_v but_o honour_n too_o which_o thou_o can_v give_v alone_o envy_n to_o black_a my_o fame_n yet_o go_v on_o still_o caesar_n give_v more_o till_o thou_o the_o envious_a kill_v ep._n 29._o to_o pudens_n the_o number_n of_o my_o book_n do_v they_o much_o wrong_v the_o reader_n be_v tire_v and_o glut_v with_o their_o throng_n scarce_a thing_n take_v most_o first_o fruit_n please_v those_o be_v nice_a rose_n in_o winter_n bear_v the_o high_a price_n reservedness_n recommend_v a_o beauteous_a whore_n her_o open_n not_o to_o all_o that_o come_v her_o dore._n perseus_n one_o book_n be_v more_o celebrate_v far_o than_o marsus_n bulky_a amazonian_n war._n read_v a_o book_n of_o i_o feign_v there_o be_v no_o more_o thus_o of_o my_o wit_n thou_o will_v make_v the_o great_a store_n ep._n 31._o on_o hippodamus_n that_o in_o my_o book_n thou_o be_v name_v will_v have_v it_o say_v and_o think_v it_o there_o a_o honour_n to_o be_v read_v may_v i_o not_o live_v but_o grateful_a it_o be_v to_o i_o and_o in_o my_o verse_n most_o glad_o thou_o shall_v '_o be_v but_o that_o on_o thou_o a_o name_v man_n do_v impose_v so_o harsh_a that_o will_v with_o no_o soft_a number_n close_o which_o phoebus_n and_o the_o whole_a pierian_n choir_n can_v not_o in_o music_n sing_v shall_v all_o conspire_v assume_v some_o name_n more_o sweet_o than_o that_o sound_n hippodamus_n the_o muse_n all_o confound_v ep._n 32._o on_o a_o bee_n enclose_v in_o amber_n a_o drop_n of_o amber_n do_v a_o bee_n enclose_v hide_v from_o the_o touch_v but_o to_o the_o eye_n expose_v thus_o it_o deserve_v and_o thus_o desire_v to_o die_v after_o much_o labour_n so_o entomb_v to_o lie_v ep._n 33._o on_o sosibianus_fw-la thou_o say_v thou_o have_v poem_n by_o thou_o of_o great_a worth_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o sosibian_a bring_v they_o forth_o thy_o heir_n thou_o say_v will_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v read_v it_o be_v pity_n it_o be_v not_o do_v and_o thyself_o dead_a ep._n 35._o on_o deer_n fight_v the_o timorous_a deer_n against_o themselves_o make_v head_n the_o fight_n forsake_v not_o till_o they_o both_o lie_v dead_a the_o dog_n look_v on_o huntsman_n amaze_v appear_v no_o prey_n employment_n find_v for_o either_o here_o in_o soft_a breast_n what_o move_v a_o rage_n so_o high_a bull_n rush_n on_o bull_n and_o stout_a man_n so_o die_v ep._n 37._o on_o afer_n coranus_n do_v a_o hundred_o to_o i_o owe_v mancinus_n three_z albinus_n twice_o this_o so_o sabinus_n do_v serranus_n ten_n i_o know_v a_o six_o ten_o more_o then_o from_o my_o land_n do_v come_v my_o flock_n and_o city_n rent_n a_o vast_a sum._n this_o thou_o whole_a day_n relate_v and_o i_o retain_v with_o that_o exactness_n as_o i_o do_v my_o name_n say_v not_o to_o what_o thy_o income_n do_v amount_v but_o something_o tell_v which_o turn_v to_o my_o account_n i_o can_v hear_v thou_o gratis_o thus_o excite_v be_v thy_o tale_n true_a or_o false_a my_o needy_a appetite_n ep._n 39_o on_o charinus_n charinus_n thou_o have_v a_o rare_a collection_n make_v of_o silver_n work_v both_o massy_a and_o 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say_v grow_v old_a a_o patron_n i_o can_v seek_v though_o poor_a on_o i_o or_o faith_n have_v thou_o impose_v more_o ep._n 41._o on_o a_o bad_a poet._n when_o thou_o thy_o poem_n do_v recite_v for_o fear_n of_o catch_v cold_a furr_n about_o thy_o neck_n do_v wear_v this_o fit_a be_v for_o the_o ear_n of_o they_o that_o hear_v ep._n 42._o to_o flaccus_n if_o i_o can_v such_o obtain_v as_o i_o desire_v hear_v then_o what_o beauty_n flaccus_n i_o admire_v one_o bear_v in_o egypt_n in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o will_v choose_v such_o artificial_a charm_n none_o else_o do_v use_v i_o will_v have_v her_o skin_n white_a as_o the_o drive_a snow_n from_o that_o swarth_a clime_n the_o fair_a do_v fair_a show_v her_o eye_n with_o star_n shall_v vie_v her_o flow_a hair_n fall_v on_o her_o neck_n which_o i_o to_o curl_n prefer_v her_o forehead_n shall_v be_v smooth_a well_o shape_v her_o nose_n her_o lovely_a lip_n a_o rosy_a red_a disclose_n sometime_o i_o will_v have_v her_o kind_n and_o 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tereus_n impious_a fare_n dedalus_n fit_v waxen_a wing_n to_o fly_v and_o monster_n polyphemus_n with_o one_o eye_n all_o tragic_a theme_n i_o banish_v from_o my_o muse_n nor_o huff_a buskin-language_n do_v i_o use_v but_o these_o thou_o say_v man_n praise_v admire_v adore_v praise_v these_o they_o may_v but_o yet_o they_o read_v i_o more_o ep._n 53._o on_o a_o counterfeit_a cynic_n he_o who_o in_o the_o temple_n you_o so_o often_o meet_v in_o public_a porch_n cosmus_n and_o the_o street_n with_o bag_n and_o staff_n nasty_a and_o antique_a dress_v his_o hair_n a_o end_n beard_n hang_v down_o his_o breast_n who_o for_o a_o cloak_n a_o coverlet_n do_v use_v bark_n for_o his_o
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shoe_n in_o the_o mire_n and_o rogue_n encourage_v secret_a arm_n to_o bear_v cook_n barber_n vict'aller_n all_o restrain_v be_v thy_o edict_n caesar_n their_o encroachment_n stop_v rome_n room_n again_o it_o be_v late_o one_o great_a shop_n ep._n 63._o on_o a_o barber_n when_o but_o a_o barber_n thou_o be_v know_v to_o be_v thy_o wanton_a dame_n raise_v thou_o to_o knight_n degree_n but_o for_o thy_o crime_n obnoxious_a to_o the_o law_n to_o sicily_n thou_o think_v fit_a to_o withdraw_v in_o thy_o now_o useless_a age_n what_o art_n will_v court_v thy_o wretched_a life_n how_o save_v by_o flight_n support_n rhet'rick_n or_o grammar_n skill_n thou_o do_v not_o own_o philosophy_n be_v more_o to_o thou_o unknown_a to_o a_o foreign_a stage_n thyself_o thou_o can_v not_o hire_v sir_n knight_n to_o barb_n again_o thou_o must_v retire_v ep._n 64._o to_o gargilianus_n ten_o winter_n gargilianus_n twice_o over_o tell_v thy_o single_a lawsuit_n in_o three_o court_n do_v hold_v ah_o wretch_n 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that_o while_o he_o shave_v the_o beard_n anew_o do_v grow_v ep._n 83._o to_o his_o book_n while_o my_o cecilius_n to_o the_o world_n will_v leave_v my_o picture_n and_o the_o rare_a piece_n seem_v to_o breath_n my_o book_n to_o peuce_n and_o still_o ister_n go_v hold_v by_o secundus_fw-la from_o the_o conquer_a foe_n to_o he_o a_o small_a but_o please_v gift_n will_v be_v and_o in_o my_o verse_n my_o perfect_a face_n he_o will_v see_v which_o neither_o chance_n nor_o power_n of_o time_n can_v raze_v even_o when_o apelles_n work_v they_o shall_v deface_v ep._n 84._o to_o sabellus_n that_o thou_o tetrastich_n write_v not_o without_o wit_n and_o distich_n also_o pretty_o do_v hit_v i_o praise_v but_o not_o admire_v it_o be_v no_o hard_a task_n verse_n to_o write_v a_o book_n more_o skill_n do_v ask_v ep._n 85._o on_o sextus_n when_o but_o a_o stranger_n to_o thy_o birthday_n feast_n i_o ever_o sextus_n be_v a_o constant_a guest_n what_o be_v fall_v out_o what_o do_v thy_o anger_n move_v 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matho_n object_n my_o book_n unequal_a be_v if_o he_o say_v true_a he_o praise_v ever_o aware_a calvin_n and_o umber_n write_v a_o equal_a strain_n nought_o be_v the_o book_n that_o be_v free_a from_o height_n and_o plain_a ep._n 91._o on_o baccara_fw-la if_o need_n thou_o have_v thou_o need_v not_o i_o entreat_v baccar_fw-la these_o word_n thou_o often_o do_v repeat_v my_o creditor_n rage_n thou_o in_o his_o look_n do_v read_v thou_o see_v but_o know_v not_o baccar_fw-la what_o i_o need_v my_o rent_n thou_o by_o be_v call_v for_o in_o with_o speed_n thou_o hear_v but_o know_v not_o baccar_fw-la what_o i_o need_v i_o shiver_v in_o a_o totter_a threadbare_a weed_n thou_o see_v yet_o know_v not_o baccar_fw-la what_o i_o need_v i_o need_v that_o thou_o be_v planet-struck_a with_o speed_n no_o more_o that_o thou_o may_v say_v what_o do_v thou_o need_v ep._n 94._o on_o linus_n it_o be_v winter_n and_o december_n horrid_a cold_n make_v all_o thing_n stark_o yet_o linus_n thou_o lay_v hold_v 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do_v make_v why_o now_o o_o time_n o_o manner_n do_v thou_o cry_v what_o be_v it_o severe_a one_o that_o thou_o do_v descry_v no_o war_n we_o hear_v no_o treason_n hateful_a sound_n but_o joy_n and_o peace_n circle_v the_o empire_n round_o it_o be_v not_o our_o vice_n make_v thou_o loath_a the_o time_n but_o cecilianus_n thy_o own_o secret_a crime_n ep._n 74._o on_o a_o cobbler_n a_o cobbler_n wont_v the_o putrid_a sole_n to_o retch_v of_o dirty_a shoe_n and_o with_o his_o tooth_n to_o stretch_v now_o of_o his_o patron_n be_v lordship_n be_v possess_v where_o have_v he_o but_o a_o stall_n one_o will_v detest_v drink_a he_o bright_a crystal_n with_o rich_a wine_n o'erturn_v with_o his_o lord_n paramour_n in_o dalliance_n burn_v my_o simple_a parent_n teach_v to_o i_o the_o while_n bawble_v letter_n to_o know_v a_o verse_n and_o style_n gag_v thy_o pen_n muse_n and_o thy_o book_n tear_v they_o all_o when_o such_o a_o fortune_n be_v purchase_v by_o the_o awl_n ep._n 78._o on_o priscus_n 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84._o to_o caesar._n among_o the_o many_o wonder_n of_o the_o stage_n with_o which_o thou_o have_v adorn_v the_o present_a age_n above_o former_a prince_n caesar_n as_o we_o owe_v much_o for_o the_o cost_n and_o gallantry_n of_o show_n nothing_o do_v yet_o advance_v thy_o glory_n more_o than_o that_o the_o noble_n now_o however_o poor_a spectator_n sit_v that_o player_n be_v before_o ep._n 89._o to_o rufus_n you_o first_o to_o gain_v i_o many_o gift_n do_v send_v but_o when_o once_o gain_v all_o gift_n you_o do_v suspend_v to_o hold_v the_o prey_n you_o must_v still_o bait_n supply_v the_o ill-bred_a boar_n from_o the_o empty_a trough_n will_v fly_v ep._n 93._o on_o a_o slave_n and_o his_o lord_n thou_o thy_o lord_n evil_n nor_o own_o good_a do_v know_v who_o so_o bewail_v thy_o state_n because_o it_o be_v low_a on_o thy_o tear_a mattress_n thou_o sound_v sleeps_z do_v take_v while_o caius_n upon_o down_o whole_a night_n do_v wake_v caius_n to_o many_o lord_n perform_v ever_o day_n duty_n which_o to_o thy_o one_o thou_o do_v not_o pay_v caius_n discharge_v thy_o debt_n in_o court_n appear_v say_v phoebus_n thou_o no_o such_o harsh_a word_n do_v hear_v thou_o feel_v the_o lash_n him_n less_o the_o gout_n do_v spare_v and_o to_o change_n griess_n a_o thousand_o stripe_n will_v bea●_n foul_a vice_n caius_n brand_n and_o hourly_o tempt_v from_o which_o thy_o low_a condition_n be_v exempt_a better_o it_o be_v thyself_o a_o slave_n to_o see_v than_o many_o rich_a lewd_a caius_n to_z be_v ep._n 95._o on_o a_o physician_n my_o doctor_n for_o a_o wormwood_n draught_n o_o strange_a demand_n of_o i_o frontiniac_a in_o exchange_n glaucus_n i_o never_o take_v for_o such_o a_o ass_n who_o truck_v away_o his_o golden_a arm_n for_o brass_n do_v any_o sweet_a for_o bitter_n ask_v before_o well_o take_v it_o so_o thou_o will_v mix_v with_o it_o mad._n hellebore_n ep._n 97._o on_o a_o quack_n a_o quack_n attempt_v late_o to_o steal_v away_o his_o patient_n cup_n and_o take_v in_o 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cheer_n when_o poet_n room_v and_o will_v not_o be_v content_a to_o sup_v at_o home_n ep._n 28._o to_o flaccus_n thou_o be_v iron_n flaccus_n if_o to_o such_o a_o dame_n who_o beg_v vile_a gift_n thou_o can_v keep_v up_o a_o flame_n cow-heel_n do_v ask_v tripes_n sprat_n and_o scrap_n of_o fish_n and_o a_o whole_a pompion_n hold_v too_o much_o to_o wish_v to_o who_o her_o maid_n joyful_a to_o have_v get_v do_v pour_v cheap_a pulse_n which_o greedy_o she_o do_v devour_v and_o when_o she_o be_v bold_a and_o will_v all_o shame_n depose_v beg_v yarn_n enough_o to_o knit_v a_o pair_n of_o hos●_n my_o wench_n perfume_v exact_v both_o rich_a and_o rare_a ruby_n and_o pearl_n and_o those_o must_v also_o pair_n choice_n naples_n silk_n with_o she_o will_v only_o pass_v a_o hundred_o crown_n in_o gold_n she_o beg_v like_o brass_n give_v i_o such_o gift_n do_v say_v a_o miss_n to_o please_v no_o but_o i_o will_v have_v she_o merit_v such_o as_o these_o ep._n 30._o on_o a_o old_a wanton_a lady_n when_o with_o caress_n thou_o will_v i_o excite_v all_o virile_a power_n thou_o do_v extinguish_v quite_o for_o when_o thou_o call_v i_o love_n thy_o life_n and_o dear_a the_o surfeit_n i_o digest_v not_o in_o a_o year_n these_o be_v due_a art_n when_o thou_o be_v young_a and_o fair_a thou_o do_v not_o know_v what_o aged_a toying_n be_v i_o give_v thou_o martial_a say_v ten_o thousand_o pound_n my_o manor_n house_n with_o all_o the_o fertile_a ground_n i_o give_v thou_o jewel_n plate_n whole_a cave_n of_o wine_n these_o without_o love_n trick_n do_v to_o love_n incline_v ep._n 33._o on_o nestor_n when_o not_o a_o pan_n of_o coal_n a_o rot_a bed_n a_o mat_n
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to_o burn_v the_o harmless_a house_n and_o spare_v the_o master_n ep._n 99_o to_o bassus_n those_o kiss_n in_o rome_n no_o mean_n there_o be_v to_o shun_v they_o meet_v you_o stop_v you_o after_o you_o they_o run_v press_v you_o before_o behind_o to_o each_o side_n cleave_v no_o place_n no_o time_n no_o man_n exempt_v leave_n a_o drop_a nose_n salve_v lip_n can_v none_o reprieve_v gangrene_n foul_a run_a sore_n any_o relieve_v they_o kiss_v those_o sweat_n and_o those_o that_o shake_v with_o cold_a lover_n their_o mistress_n last_o kiss_v can_v hold_v a_o chair_n be_v no_o defence_n with_o curtain_n guard_v with_o door_n and_o window_n shut_v and_o close_o ward_v the_o kisser_n through_o a_o chink_n will_v find_v a_o way_n presume_v the_o tribune_n consul_n self_n to_o stay_v nor_o can_v the_o awful_a rod_n or_o lictor_n mace_n his_o stound_a voice_n away_o these_o kisser_n chase_n but_o they_o will_v ascend_v the_o rostra_fw-la curule_n chair_n the_o judge_n kiss_n while_o they_o 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