Social Commentaries

Id. Lib. 8. Ep. 19 — De Cinna

by Charles Cotton 1630–1687

Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)

Social Commentaries

Cinna would fain be thought to need,
And so he does, he's poor indeed.

MLA

Cotton, Charles. “Id. Lib. 8. Ep. 19 — De Cinna.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/212/.

Chicago

Cotton, Charles. “Id. Lib. 8. Ep. 19 — De Cinna.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/212/.

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