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Martial's Wit and Humor (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Martial's Wit and Humor
The original character of the composition explains why it was natural that the ludicrous type Should ultimately predominate. Lessing shows that the epigram has never lost the features which it derived from its early use as an inscription? A statue, pillar, or tablet awakened the curiosity of the wayfarer and the verses which he paused to read answered his mental inquiry. When the verses were used apart from the material object, a situation had to be descr...
The original character of the composition explains why it was natural that the ludicrous type Should ultimately predominate. Lessing shows that the epigram has never lost the features which it derived from its early use as an inscription? A statue, pillar, or tablet awakened the curiosity of the wayfarer and the verses which he paused to read answered his mental inquiry. When the verses were used apart from the material object, a situation had to be descr...