58. To Postumus

" TO-MORROW , to-morrow I mean to start living" —
So you say, but to-morrow's some time in arriving.
Where is your " to-morrow," where can it be found,
In Armenia or Parthia or hid underground?
It's as ancient as Priam or Nestor of old.
How much would it fetch if you wanted it sold?
" To-morrow": — nay, do not this moment delay.
The wise man is he who has lived yesterday.
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Martial
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