78. Poor for Himself -

You dine on skate — or now and then
On greasy beans; what is the reason
That makes you send to other men
The rarest dainties of the season?

Boar, oysters, truffles, mullet, hare,
You give them. What an aberration,
To grudge yourself that generous fare
And spend your all on ostentation.
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Martial
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