Arts & Sciences
To the Ghost of Martial
From Epigrams (1616)
Arts & Sciences
Martial, thou gav'st far nobler epigrams
To thy Domitian, than I can my James;
But in my royal subject I pass thee,
Thou flatter'dst thine, mine cannot flatter'd be.
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Codex Note
Epigrams, no. 36.
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MLA
Jonson, Ben. “To the Ghost of Martial.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/82/.
Chicago
Jonson, Ben. “To the Ghost of Martial.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/82/.
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