O THOU whom Poetry abhors,
Whom Prose has turnèd out of doors,
Heard’st thou yon groan?—proceed no further,
’Twas laurel’d Martial calling murther.

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Poet: Robert Burns
Poem: 163. 163. On Elphinstone’s Translation of Martial’s Epigrams
Volume: Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
Year: Published/Written in 1787
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