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Death & Dying

Martial, Lib. I. Epig. 43

by Richard Lovelace 1617–1657

Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)

Death & Dying

When Portia her dear lord's sad fate did hear,
And noble grief sought arms were hid from her:
Know you not yet no hinderance of death is,
Cato, I thought, enough had taught you this,
So said, her thirsty lips drink flaming coales:
Go now, deny me steel, officious fools!

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Lovelace, Richard. “Martial, Lib. I. Epig. 43.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/139/.

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Lovelace, Richard. “Martial, Lib. I. Epig. 43.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/139/.

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