Social Commentaries
Book VI, Epigram 22: In Proculinam
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Because thou joynst (my Proculine)
In Marriage with thy Concubine,
One that most palpably before
Did only love thee as a Whore,
Least that the Law thee should distresse,
Thou dost not Marry but confesse.
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Martial. “Book VI, Epigram 22: In Proculinam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/130/.
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Martial. “Book VI, Epigram 22: In Proculinam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/130/.
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