Tom about one was from the tavern come

DMI number:

27579

Poem Aliases

Martial. Epigrams. Book 8. Epigram 75

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

Tom about one was from the tavern come

Last Line:

To make of Tom the best dead man alive

Poem Genre / Form:

Epigram and Imitation / translation / paraphrase

Themes:

Death, Fate / fortune / providence, and Humour, jokes

Related People

Translated from:

Martial

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Content/Publication

Title:

Select epigrams of Martial [ECCO] [N21209]

Page No(s):

pp.54-55

Poem Title:

Ep. LXXV.

Attribution:

William Hay [from title page]

Attributed To:

William Hay