Social Commentaries
Book V, Epigram 76: Ad Aemilianum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
If thou art poor Aemilian?
Thou shalt be ever so.
For no man now their presents can
But on the rich bestow.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 76: Ad Aemilianum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/124/.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 76: Ad Aemilianum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/124/.
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