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EPIGRAM: ON A QUACK DOCTOR by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS

First Line: PHLEBOTAMUS, A QUACK BEFORE
Last Line: HIS TRADE IS STILL THE SAME!
Subject(s): QUACKS AND QUACKERY;
PHLEBOTAMUS, a quack before,
Seeks now a soldier's fame;
A change of title, -- nothing more, --
His trade is still the same!



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