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You say you're old in hopes we'll say you're young

DMI number:
35743
First Line:
You say you're old in hopes we'll say you're young
Last Line:
But tis your face we credit not your tongue
Poem Genre / Form:
Epigram, Imitation / translation / paraphrase, and Couplet
Themes:
Age and Beauty
Content/Publication
Title:
The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86180]
Page No(s):
p.165
Poem Title:
** Martial, Lib. viii. Ep. 19, imitated: To an ancient Gentlewoman.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86181] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.165
Poem Title:
** Martial, Lib. viii. Ep. 19, imitated: To an ancient Gentlewoman.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed