person
Maenius
also: Maenius
A spendthrift parasite who, caught maligning the absent Novius, blandly admits he forgives himself everything — the type of the self-excusing fault-finder.
Reading notes
- The Epistles §1.15 Maenius
A spendthrift parasite who, caught maligning the absent Novius, blandly admits he forgives himself everything — the type of the self-excusing fault-finder.
- The Satires §1.3 Maenius was carping
A parasite caught slandering the absent Novius; his retort 'I let myself off' epitomizes the double standard the satire attacks.