Ep. 15. To Cecilianus.
Ten pound thou begg'dst to borrow th' other Day,
Which speedily, thou promis'd, to repay.
I had it not (as civil) I did say.
Epigrams of Martial, Englished with some other pieces, ancient and modern.
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- Epigrams of Martial, Englished with some other pieces, ancient and modern.
- Author
- Martial.
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- London :: Printed for Henry Bonwicke ...,
- 1695.
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"Epigrams of Martial, Englished with some other pieces, ancient and modern." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A52102.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
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Page 91
But thou, by a Friends Visit, much surpriz'd,
To borrow of me silver Plate devis'd.
Art thou a Fool? or me dost one suppose?
When ten I would not, fifty Pound I'd lose: