Excerpt from A Roman Wit Two years ago, in an attempt to prove to cer tain bored Freshmen that the Romans were not at all times hopelessly austere and lofty, I started writ ing for my Latin classes some of the following ver sions of Martial's epigrams. They were received patiently, almost cheerfully. This was success. It suggested the possibility of introducing Martial to a larger audience than he now enjoys; and to the general reader, therefore, rather than to the classi cist, this modest volume is offered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.