Social Commentaries
De Philone
From A Poetical Rhapsody (1602), ed. A. H. Bullen (1890–91)
Social Commentaries
Philo swears he ne'er eats at home a-nights:
He meals, he fasts when no man him invites.
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Codex Note
Translated from Martial.
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Davison, Francis. “De Philone.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davison/30/.
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