He unto whom thou art so partial, <br />Oh, reader! is the well-known Martial, <br />The Epigrammatist: while living, <br />Give him the fame thou wouldst be giving; <br />So shall he hear, and feel, and know it -- <br />Post-obits rarely reach a poet.<br /><br />Marcus Valerius Martialis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/post-obits-and-the-poets/
