Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Twelve Books of Epigrams
AT the time of his lamented death in 1920, John Arthur Pott was engaged on a complete translation, in verse and prose, of the Epigrams of Martial. The manuscript, about half completed, was left to his friend, Mr W. R. Smale of Radley College, and he, after reading it through, and in part revising it, has decided that, for the moment, the publication of the verse renderings only is advisable.
In memory of an accomplished poet and scholar I have endeavoured to finish his work to the best of my ability, and have added a short Introduction, my own versions being marked with an asterisk.
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