Social Commentaries
Tria Mala ex eodem
Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Social Commentaries
The three great Evils of Mans life,
Are Fire, Water, and a Wife,
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Cotton, Charles. “Tria Mala ex eodem.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/226/.
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Cotton, Charles. “Tria Mala ex eodem.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/226/.
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