Social Commentaries
Id. Lib. 8. Ep. 23 — Ad Rusticum
Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Social Commentaries
To thee I gluttonous and cruel seem
About my Cook, because I basted him
For supper; Rusticus, the cause was great:
What should a Cook be beaten for, but's meat?
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Cotton, Charles. “Id. Lib. 8. Ep. 23 — Ad Rusticum.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/213/.
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Cotton, Charles. “Id. Lib. 8. Ep. 23 — Ad Rusticum.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/213/.
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