Death & Dying
Martial, Lib. I. Epig. 14
Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)
Death & Dying
When brave chast Arria to her Poetus gave
The sword from her own breast did bleeding wave:
If there be faith, this wound smarts not, said she;
But what you'l make, ah, that will murder me.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Martial, Lib. I. Epig. 14.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/138/.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Martial, Lib. I. Epig. 14.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/138/.
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