Alan's votes on the list Collections of Epitaphs, Epigrams, Bon Mots, Lines, Phrases, and Quotations

Listopia > Alan's votes on the list Collections of Epitaphs, Epigrams, Bon Mots, Lines, Phrases, and Quotations (4 Books)

1	Minor Latin Poets, Volume I: Publilius Syrus. Elegies on Maecenas. Grattius. Calpurnius Siculus. Laus Pisonis. Einsiedeln Eclogues. Aetna by Publilius Syrus 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings "Plures amicos mensa quam mens concepit. Syrus's one-liners I think, like Ovid's elegiac couplets, dear & used by Shakespeare." Alan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Epigrams by Marcus Valerius Martialis 4.01 avg rating — 962 ratings "See especially Book 11…xxx rated. As Byron says his Mom forbid them, "the nauseous epigrams o Martial" Don Juan. See below, Westport Soundings, p 50. From bk XI.lxvi. " You're a stoolie, you fraud, you backbiter, You pimp, ass-kisser, cock-sucker, Yes you--you damn politician. You know, you've got every qualification For-- for a-- for a promotion."" Alan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Maxims by François de La Rochefoucauld 4.03 avg rating — 4,398 ratings Alan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Bartlett's Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett 4.28 avg rating — 1,390 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars