Social Commentaries
Book V, Epigram 76: Ad Quinctum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
(Quinctus) why Laelia married is to thee?
Tis only once legitimate to bee.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 76: Ad Quinctum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/122/.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 76: Ad Quinctum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/122/.
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