Social Commentaries
Book VI, Epigram 48: In Pomponiam
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Cause the long robe applaudes thine eloquence,
Tis not thy self, thy supper strikes the sence.
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Martial. “Book VI, Epigram 48: In Pomponiam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/139/.
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Martial. “Book VI, Epigram 48: In Pomponiam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/139/.
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