In the verse Cinna writes
I am slandered, it’s said.
But the man doesn’t write
Whose verses aren’t read.[Versiculos in me narratur scribere Cinna.
Non scribit, cuius carmina nemo legit.]
Martial (AD c.39-c.103) Spanish Roman poet, satirist, epigrammatist [Marcus Valerius Martialis]
Epigrams [Epigrammata], Book 3, epigram 9 (3.9) [tr. Nixon (1911)]
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WIST - Martial | Epigrams [Epigrammata], Book 3, epigram 9 (3.9) [tr. Nixon (1911)]
In the verse Cinna writes I am slandered, it's said. But the man doesn't write Whose verses aren't read. [Versiculos in me narratur scribere Cinna. Non scribit, cuius carmina nemo legit.] "On Cinna." (Source (Latin)). Alternate translations: Cinna writes verses against me, 'tis said: He writes not, whose bad verse…
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