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Document ReferencePw V 534/3
TitleMS poem, Martial, Epigram 12.46(47), with an unattributed English version; n.d.
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionText consists of Martial, Epigram 12.46(47) (an elegiac couplet), followed by a 4-line English version. The whole prefaced as follows: 'There are persons who in some periods of their lives are inexpressibly agreeable, & in others as odious & detestable. Martial has given us a very pretty picture of one of this species in ye following Epigram'.
First Line of PoemDifficilis, facilis, jucundus, acerbus es idem,
In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow
Last Line of Poemnec tecum possum vivere, nec sine te.
There is no living wth thee, nor wthout thee.
LanguageEnglish
Latin
Physical DescriptionFor details of the physical evidence (paper, watermarks, etc) of the MS in which this item appears see the entry for Pw V 534.
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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA72699Martialis; M. Valerius (c.40-c.104); Martial; Roman poetc.40-c.104
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