When Porcia was informed her lord was dead

DMI number:

27321

Poem Aliases

Martial. Epigrams. Book 1. Epigram 43

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

When Porcia was informed her lord was dead

Last Line:

Crying unkind attendants keep the sword

Poem Genre / Form:

Epigram and Imitation / translation / paraphrase

Themes:

Death

Related People

Translated from:

Martial

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Related Poems

First Line:

When Porcia heard with grief her lord was dead

Last Line:

And cried unkind attendants keep the sword

Relationship:

Variant Of

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Content/Publication

Title:

Select epigrams of Martial [ECCO] [N21209]

Page No(s):

p.5

Poem Title:

Ep. XLIII.

Attribution:

William Hay [from title page]

Attributed To:

William Hay