Social Commentaries
Book VI, Epigram 45: In Lygdum & Lectoriam
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Y'have playd, enough, lascivious cronies wed,
No lust is lawfull but in marriage bed,
Is this love chast? Lygdus and Lectore joyn?
Shee'le prove a worse wife, than a Concubine.
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Martial. “Book VI, Epigram 45: In Lygdum & Lectoriam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/138/.
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Martial. “Book VI, Epigram 45: In Lygdum & Lectoriam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/138/.
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