Social Commentaries
Shorter Poems 13: To a gouty Critic
Translated by Maurice Platnauer (1922) · From Shorter Poems
Social Commentaries
Canst thou talk of feet? Dost blame my verses and criticize my lines, thou whose own feet are so weak? This couplet, you say, will scarcely stand: the scansion is shaky. Dear friend, a gouty man thinks nothing at all can stand.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Claudian. “Shorter Poems 13: To a gouty Critic.” Translated by Maurice Platnauer. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/claudian/40/.
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Claudian. “Shorter Poems 13: To a gouty Critic.” Translated by Maurice Platnauer. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/claudian/40/.
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