59. To a Dainty Critic

You like the shortest poems, not the best,
'Tis those you always read—and skip the rest;
I spread a varied banquet for your taste,
You take made dishes and the rest you waste.
And wrong your appetite, for truth to tell
A satisfying meal needs bread as well.
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Martial
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