The Epigrams of Martial Translated Into English Prose (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose To the gracefulness of the Greek epigram the Bomans super added shrewdness and an acute observation of human nature: the shatts of Martial are pointed by the same sarcastic feeling which ins ired the Epodes 0 Homes, and the Satires ofjuvenal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.