MEMOIR OF SÆVIUS NICANOR
Saevius Nicanor Marci libertus negabit
"She went to the tailor'sTo buy him a coat;When she came backHe was riding the goat."
Sævius Nicanor, one of the earliest of the Grammarians, says Suetonius, first acquired fame and reputation by his teaching; and, besides, made commentaries, the greater part of which, however, were said to have been borrowed. He also wrote a satire, in which he informs us that he was...
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