Social Commentaries
Id. Ep. 58. Lib. 1 — Ad Flaccum
Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Social Commentaries
Flaccus, thou ask'st, what kind of Girl I prize?
I like not one too Easy, nor too Nice.
I best with one betwixt these could dispense,
Not to afflict me, nor to glut my Sense.
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Cotton, Charles. “Id. Ep. 58. Lib. 1 — Ad Flaccum.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/195/.
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Cotton, Charles. “Id. Ep. 58. Lib. 1 — Ad Flaccum.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/195/.
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