[The poem below, believed to have been written in 1821, is Byron's famous imitation of Martial 1.1, on the poet's fame.]

He, unto whom thou art so partial,
Oh, reader! is the well-known Martial,
The Epigrammatist: while living,
Give him the fame thou would'st be giving;
So shall he hear, and feel, and know it—
 Post-obits rarely reach a poet.