Social Commentaries
Book I, Epigram 24: Ad Cottam
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Cotta th'invitest none, but such with thee
Are bath'd, and baths provide thee companie:
I wondred long how I escaped thy call:
But now I see my naked truth spoil'd all.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 24: Ad Cottam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/10/.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 24: Ad Cottam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/10/.
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