In the case of lines far more lubriciously explicit than these, Wills embraces the Roman poet’s copious Latin obscenities in tumescent Anglo-Saxon translations, and in this sense certainly conveys the authentic Martial.
tumescent (adj): 1. Somewhat tumid. 2. Becoming swollen; swelling. – ‘My Poetry Is Filthy — but Not I’
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