Classic Poem

This verse from Gaul is alien born,
Whatever be its worth,
And though the Roman garb adorn
The land that gave it birth.

Should you prefer the former book,
Yet I will not repine;
Such preference I lightly brook
Since both of them are mine.

'Tis fit indeed that verse from Rome
Should be the best of all,
For e'en a house-slave born at home
Is better than a Gaul.