The Epigrams of MartialG. Bell and sons, 1904 - 660 pages |
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16th Cent Anon Apicius Baccara baths bear bestow boar Cæsar canst Catullus chaste Chione Cinna cloak cups Cybele dear death delight dine Domitian doth drink Edited Elphinston epigrams eyes Falernian wine fame father Faustinus fear feast Flaccus Fletcher Galla Gallus Ganymede gave give glory gods gold Graglia guest hair hand hare hast honour hundred husband Jove Jupiter kiss late Lesbia lion live lord Lupercus Martial mentula mistress Muses ne'er never night o'er palæstra Phaëton Phidias Phoebus poet poor Postumus praise pray present Priapus Priscus Quintus rich Roman Rome Rufus Sabellus sacred Sarmatian Saturnalia sesterces Sextus slave sweet tell temple thee thine thou art thou dost thousand sesterces Thyestes tibi toga town Translated verses vols wife wilt wine wish wouldst Wright write youth Zoilus
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Page 470 - THE MEANS TO ATTAIN HAPPY LIFE. MARTIAL, the things that do attain The happy life be these, I find, — The riches left, not got with pain; The fruitful ground, the quiet mind, The equal friend; no grudge, no strife; No charge of rule, nor governance ; Without disease, the healthful life; The household of continuance...