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A HINTED WISH by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS

First Line: YOU TOLD ME, MARO, WHILST YOU LIVE
Last Line: IF MY NEXT WISH YOU CANNOT GUESS!
Subject(s): WISHES;
YOU told me, Maro, whilst you live
You'd not a single penny give,
But that, whene'er you chanct to die,
You'd leave a handsome legacy:
You must be mad beyond redress,
If my next wish you cannot guess!



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