Your powdered nose you thrust in every ear

DMI number:

27327

Poem Aliases

Martial. Epigrams. Book 1. Epigram 90

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

Your powdered nose you thrust in every ear

Last Line:

We love the king whom you in whispers praise

Poem Genre / Form:

Epigram and Imitation / translation / paraphrase

Themes:

Fashion and Virtue / vice

Related People

Translated from:

Martial

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Content/Publication

Title:

Select epigrams of Martial [ECCO] [N21209]

Page No(s):

pp.7-8

Poem Title:

Ep. XC.

Attribution:

William Hay [from title page]

Attributed To:

William Hay